Throughout the hours of the night, though there had been few to hear it, the whole sky had been loud with the singing of these constellations.

A living is made, Mr Kemper, by selling something that everybody needs at least once a year.Yes, sir! And a million ismade by producing something that everybody needs every day.You artists produce something that nobody needs at any time.

It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness.

The condition of leadership adds new degrees of solitariness to the basic solitude of mankind. Every order that we issue increases the extent to which we are alone, and every show of deference which is extended to us separates us from our fellows.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?

The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself "Oh now I've got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that something's wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure.