Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.
Cut quarrels out of literature, and you will have very little history or drama or fiction or epic poetry left.
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.
Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.
There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.
