Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself.

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.

I think the first prerequisite to civilization is an ability to make polite conversation.

The slogan of Hell: Eat or be eaten. The slogan of Heaven: Eat and be eaten.

Look if you like, but you will have to leap.

All good art is in the nature of a letter written to amuse a sick friend. Too much art, particularly in our time, is only a letter written to oneself.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.