I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.

The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.

The nature of human beings never changes; it is immutable. The present generation of children and the present generation of young adults from the age of thirteen to eighteen is, therefore, no different from that of their great-great-grandparents. Political fads come and go; theories rise and fall; the scientific 'truth' of today becomes the discarded error of tomorrow.

You see, when a nation threatens another nation the people of the latter forget their factionalism, their local antagonisms, their political differences, their suspicions of each other, their religious hostilities, and band together as one unit. Leaders know that, and that is why so many of them whip up wars during periods of national crisis, or when the people become discontented and angry. This is the explanation of all wars, all racial and religious hatreds, all massacres, and all attempts at genocide.

The American insanity for Loving Everybody is ruining my good temper and delivering my stomach to enormous bouts with acidity.

Reading, not just an escape, but an exercise in living.