The average bloke . . . hates and fears all freedom, not only for others but for himself, and stamps it out wherever possible.

Sin is cruelty and injustice, all else is peccadillo. Oh, a sense of sin comes from violating the customs of your tribe. But breaking custom is not sin even when it feels so; sin is wronging another person.

Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it, all over, before he is born and long before he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it. Keep your children short on pocket money but long on hugs

Was there ever a time when the majority was right?

The more you love, the more you can love--and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just.

A boy who gets a C- in 'Appreciation of Television' can't be all bad.

A zest for living must include a willingness to die.