It is always easy to question the judgement of others in matters of which we may be imperfectly informed.

We who write in English are fortunate to have the richest and most versatile language in the world. Respect it.

Feel, he told himself, feel, feel, feel. Even if what you feel is pain, only let yourself feel.

First-class travel, provided one hasn't to pay for it oneself, is the most insidiously addictive of life's luxuries.

Can we ever break free of the devices and desires of our own hearts? Might not our conscience be telling us what we most want to hear?

I love the idea of bringing order out of disorder which is what the mystery is about. I like the way in which it affirms the sanity of human life and exorcises irrational guilts.

We are often more merciful to our animals than we are to each other.