The world is eaten up by boredom.... You can't see it all at once. It is like dust. You go about and never notice, you breathe it ...in, you eat and drink it. It is sifted so fine, it doesn't even grit on your teeth. But stand still for an instant and there it is, coating your face and hands. To shake off this drizzle of ashes you must be for ever on the go. And so people are always "on the go."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Well, dearie, men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability. But you can't blame them for that, can you?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them. Don't... analyse yourself. Give the relevant facts and let your readers make their own judgments. Stick to your story. It is not the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
My dear old grandfather Litcock said, just before they sprung the trap, you can't cheat an honest man. Never give a sucker an even... break or smarten up a chump.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Proportion ... You can't help thinking about it in these London streets, where it doesn't exist.... It's like listening to a symph...ony of cats to walk along them. Senseless discords and a horrible disorder all the way.... A concert of Brobdingnagian cats. Order has been turned into a disgusting chaos. We need no barbarians from outside; they're on the premises, all the time.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
After your baby is born, guilt can grow into a monster that sits on your shoulder and whispers into your ear, "Mirror, mirror on t...he wall--who's the guiltiest of them all?" The answer is working mothers. Every time you can't calm your screaming baby, the guilt monster will tell you that if you were a true mom, an at- home mom, you would know what to do. . . . Everytime something goes wrong at work, it will tell you that it's your fault for trying to be a "supermom."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone; You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,... and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »