“the beauty and nobility, the august mission and destiny, of human handwriting.”

“Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.”

“Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.”

“The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.”

“O God that madest this beautiful earth, when will it be ready to receive Thy saints? How long, O Lord, how long?”

“We're human beings we are - all of us - and that's what people are liable to forget. Human beings don't like peace and goodwill and everybody loving everybody else. However much they may think they do, they don't really because they're not made like that. Human beings love eating and drinking and loving and hating. They also like showing off, grabbing all they can, fighting for their rights and bossing anybody who'll give them half a chance.”

“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.”