Writing a book is an adventure.

There is no doubt the charge was an awful gamble and that no normal precautions were possible. The issue as far as I was concerned had to be left to Fortune or to God - or to whatever may decide these things. I am content and shall not complain.

... I think it would be so much better for me to learn something which would be useful to me in the army, as well as affording me exercise and amusement.

No lover ever studied every whim of his mistress as I did those of President Roosevelt.

One must regard the hyphen as a blemish to be avoided wherever possible.

It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world ... is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.

Personally I think that private property has a right to be defended. Our civilisation is built up on property, and can only be defended by private property.