I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not

Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so why fret about it?

Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation.

The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war's desolation.