"The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy."

"It takes a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious."

"The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present. The present contains all that there is. It is holy ground; for it is the past, and it is the future."

"A clash of doctrines is not a disaster--it is an opportunity."

"An enormous part of our mature experience cannot not be expressed in words."

"What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike."

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves."

"Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture."

"Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement."

"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail."

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."

"A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down."