There is only one object on earth that frightens me: a physicist working on a new trick.

I cannot agree that mountain climbing is merely one manifestation of man's spiritual aspirations. I think instead it is a hysterical paroxysm of his infantile vanity.

What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature?

The requisitions of the income tax have added greatly to the attractions of mercenary crime.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

The constant petty behests of life permit few opportunities for major satisfactions, and when one is offered it should be seized.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.