“Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humour is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.”

“Some breakfast food manufacturer hit upon the simple notion of emptying out the leavings of carthorse nose bags, adding a few other things like unconsumed portions of chicken layer's mash, and the sweepings of racing stables, packing the mixture in little bags and selling them in health food shops.”

“Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!”

“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”

“This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.”

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”

“We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men.”