Humankind cannot bear very much reality.

Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties are difficulties of every moment.

I suspect that in our loathing of totalitarianism, there is infused a good deal of admiration for its efficiency.

The tendency of liberals is to create bodies of men and women-of all classes-detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion-mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob if it is well fed, well clothed, well housed, and well disciplined.

His laughter tinkled among the teacups.

The Rum Turn Tugger is a terrible bore: When you let him in, then he wants to be out; He's always on the wrong side of every door, And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.