"To a clergyman lying under a vow of chastity any act of sex is immoral, but his abhorrence of it naturally increases …"

"One hears murmurs against Mussolini on the ground that he is a desperado: the real objection to him is that he is a p…"

"In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Re…"

"Creator — A comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh."

"A man who has throttled a bad impulse has at least some consolation in his agonies, but a man who has throttled a goo…"

"The Jews could be put down very plausibly as the most unpleasant race ever heard of. As commonly encountered they lac…"

"When women kiss, it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands."

"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."

"Theology — An effort to explain the unknowable by putting it into terms of the not worth knowing."

"What are the hallmarks of a competent writer of fiction? The first, it seems to me, is that he should be immensely in…"