"There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity."

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"Society has a herd psychology, so until we have more good shepherds we are lost."

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"If God fairness, impartiality, equity, are his essence, that should become dominant in any society."

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"Society has a herd psychology, so until we have more good shepherds we are lost."

"The morals of societies are defined by how they treat a strange woman."

"If God fairness, impartiality, equity, are his essence, that should become dominant in any society."

"I realize that they giggle and I actually laugh, that they show their cleavage and I have none to show, but just so you know, I am also a girl. I'm one of the three wise MEN. And it's gay to think that James Bond is hot."

"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."

"The 'Wild West' is a good description of law enforcement in the desert southwest USA."

"The world is "sick" with loneliness in spite of multitudes of people living in it."

"Take responsibility for the city."

"Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment."

"When I had a look at the lights of Broadway by night, I said to my American friends : "What a glorious garden of wonders this would be, to any who was lucky enough to be unable to read."

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"Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself."

"Only a fool expects to be happy all the time."

"Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars."

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"Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time."

"The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task."

"May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery."