"I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common."

"I opened the large central window of my office room to its full on the fine early May morning. Then I stood for a few moments, breathing in the soft, warm air that was charged with the scent of white lilacs below."

"The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times."