An educated man is one who has the loves and hatreds together.

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads.

I am put on my best behavior, which means the same thing as the most uncomfortable behavior.

Nothing matters to a man who says nothing matters.

The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight into human character has been gained, or that his (or her) knowledge of life has been deepened, or that pity, love or sympathy for a human being is awakened.

We all have obligations and duties toward our fellow men. But it does seem curious enough that in modern neurotic society, men's energies are consumed in making a living and rarely in living itself. It takes a lot of courage for a man to declare, with clarity and simplicity, that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.