“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”

“Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.”

“There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evildoer.”

“It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans. ”

“The days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest.”

“A cat is only technically an animal, being divine.”

“The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.”