"Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society."

“Mud and rain and wretchedness and blood. Why should jolly soldier-boys complain? God made these before the roofless Flood - Mud and rain.”

“[To a priest who smoked:] What a shame for a man to dress like a saint and smell like a devil!”

“Statisticians, like artists, have the bad habit of falling in love with their models.”

“I may not understand, but I am willing to admire.”

“He removes the greatest ornament of friendship who takes away from it respect.”

“There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.”

“schools for love do not exist. everyone assumes that we will know how to love instinctively. despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, we still accept that the family is the primary school for love. those of us who do not learn how to love among family are expected to experience love in romantic relationships. however this love often eludes us.”

“Our own death wish is our only real tragedy.”