“Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive
“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land
“Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearances
“It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
“The people only understand what they can feel; the only orators that can affect them are those who move them
“To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eye
“The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
“If your goal is to reduce costs, then coal is a good idea. If the goal is a renewable fuel, coal is a bad idea. When greenhouse-gas emissions go up, environmentalists take note. Then you've got a problem
“Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his death, which distresses her so much that she forgets not the slightest detail about it
“This is something that I cannot get over, that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character
“Only love is not enough any more for remaining nearness. Today you need all your mind for a wonderful marriage. Stop in our hectic times deliberately and daily getting power only for both of you