No adult is without problems except a happy imbecile.
Herman Wouk.
“When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.”
“Look at us. We build giant highways and murderously fast cars for killing each other and committing suicide. Instead of bomb shelters we construct gigantic frail glass buildings all over Manhattan ...”
“Boys fight the wars. Wed have the brotherhood of man tomorrow if the politicians had to get out and fight.”
“Religious people tend to encounter, among those who are not, a cemented certainty that belief in God is a crutch for the weak and the fearful...Now the belief in God may turn out at the last trump ...”
“Remember the good hours when the words are flowing well. And never mind the bad hours there is no life without them. ”
“He had in his Bronx apartment a lodger less learned than himself, and much fiercer in piety. One day when we were studying the laws of repentance together, the lodger burst from his room. "What!" h...”
“Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are things people are scared of. Some of them are things that look like things people used to be scared of a long time ago. Sometimes monsters ar...”
“The value of marriage is not that adults produce children, but that children produce adults.”
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them”
“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”