The most prolific period of pessimism comes at twenty-one, or thereabouts, when the first attempt is made to translate dreams into reality

The great threat to the young and pure in heart is not what they read but what they don't read.

A liberal is a man who leaves a room when the fight begins.

I might resume the habit of going to church if the preacher would be honest enough to stand up some morning and say, "Perhaps next Sunday, but not today," and then sit down

A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel

The average child is an almost non-existent myth. To be normal one must be peculiar in some way or another.