The result of a single action may spread like the circles that expand when a stone is thrown into a pond, until they touch places and people unguessed at by the person who threw the stone.

I have no skills with machines. I fear them, and because I cannot help attributing human qualities to them, I suspect that they hate me and will kill me if they can.

This is one of the cruelties of the theatre of life; we all think of ourselves as stars and rarely recognize it when we are indeed mere supporting characters or even supernumeraries.

Love affairs are for emotional sprinters; the pleasures of love are for the emotional marathoners.

No one needs a word processor if he has an efficient secretary.

Some countries you love. Some countries you hate. Canada is a country you worry about.

"There is no disputing about tastes," says the old saw. In my experience there is little else.