“Secrets aren’t the same as lying,' Vaughn commented, because they both had the muddiest of ethics, which was an odd thing to have in common.”

“Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.”

“What have we in common with the rosebud, which trembles because a drop of dew is lying upon it?”

“Criticism and Bolshevism have one thing in common. They both seek to pull down that which they could never build.”

“It draws it's strength, this big secret, from the same root from which I draw my strength, both the good and the bad, because in the end, they cannot be separated.”

“One of the worst things about breaking the law is that it puts one at odds with an indeterminate number of other people. This is among the many corrosive effects of having unjust laws: They tempt peaceful and (otherwise) honest people to lie so as to avoid being punished for behavior that is ethically blameless.”