I see the beauty of Mike's attempt to devise an ideal ethic and applaud his recognition that such must start by junking the present sexual code and starting fresh. Most philosophers haven't the courage for this; they swallow the basics of the present code--monogamy, family pattern, continence, body taboos, conventional restrictions on intercourse, and so forth--then fiddle with details...even such piffle as discussing whether the female breast is an obscene sight! (p.365)

There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service.

Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries - but it is a force stronger than crime.

Man can be chained, but he cannot be domesticated.

A zest for living must include a willingness to die.

The golden sunshine of Italy congealed into tears. Here's to alcoholic brotherhood ... much more suited to the frail human soul, if any, than any other sort.

The lessons of history teach us - if the lessons of history teach us anything - that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us.