“...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world.”
“It is good to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life is now – this day – this hour. ”
“The ultimate function of literature is to appreciate the world, sometimes indignantly, sometimes sorrowfully, but best of all to praise when it is luckily possible.”
“Hesitation, anxiety, the struggle between belief and disbelief—all that is sometimes such a torment for a conscientious man... that it’s better to hang oneself.”
“Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.”
“I think people still want to like Barack Obama but are a little puzzled and even, sometimes, disappointed to discover that actually, all things considered, they don't really like him quite as much as they would like to.”