"A deity who remains silent and invisible should not get angry or surprised at doubt of his reality."

“Victorian society was homogeneous without being homogenized. It was, to paraphrase the epigram about Parliament, a society of extreme eccentrics who agreed so well that they could afford to differ.”

Source : Kenneth Rexroth, Bradford Morrow (1989). “More Classics Revisited”, p.120, New Directions Publishing

“By directing combat and war pieces, I could experience catharsis and successfully avoid committing a murder in real life. In this sense, I'm really grateful for that because I was conscious that I had such homicidal traits, to be honest.”

“Our lives don't really belong to us, you see -- they belong to the world, and in spite of our efforts to make sense of it, the world is a place beyond our understanding.”

“I suggest that the best geologist is he who has seen most rocks.”

“I sometimes compare press officers to riflemen on the Somme -- mowing down wave upon wave of distortion, taking out rank upon rank of supposition, deduction and gossip.”

“Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.”

“I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.”

“Thirteen at a table is unlucky only, when the hostess has only twelve chops.”