The difference between fiction and nonfiction is that fiction must be absolutely believable.

Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, and the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into plutocracy, and is captured by the shoemaker whom the mercenaries and millionaires make into a king. The people invent their oppressors, and the oppressors serve the function for which they are invented.

The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines; they are put up in tall, slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. One tells them from vinegar by the label.

...one should be gentle with the ignorant, for they are the chosen of God.

When your opinions start to coincide with those of the majority, it is time to reconsider your opinions.

I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.