We pity or condemn the communist peoples of the world for being bound in the chains of doctrine. So are we. Our doctrine runs as follows: Our Way is the Only Way.

It is privilege of living to be acutely, agonizingly conscious of the moment that is always present and always passing.

Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.

Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.

The New York voice reflects its diversity, its foreignness, and, inevitably, the sense of superiority New Yorkers feel or come to feel. It says, without saying, We Know.

Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them.

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.