“History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless.”

“There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can't get it.”

“A man's needs are few. The simpler the life, therefore, the better. Indeed, only three things are truly necessary in order to make life happy: the blessing of God, the benefit of books, and the benevolence of friends.”

“The grand essentails of happyness are; something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”

“Magic looks exactly like reality – only the effect is different.”

“How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness?”

“Out of the drearinessInto its cheerinessCome we in weariness,Home.”