“Everything he talked about had a kind of logic to it, but so do many things that are nonsense.”

“It was nonsense to talk about its being a sacrifice to come there; for if it were, they would not see so many grasping to be members of Congress. ”

“The thing about late-night cookery was that it made sense at the time. It always had some logic behind it. It just wasn’t the kind of logic you’d use around midday.”

“Doc would listen to any kind of nonsense and turn it into wisdom. His mind had no horizon - and his sympathy had no warp. He could talk to children, telling them very profound things so that they understood. He lived in a world of wonders, of excitement. He was concupiscent as a rabbit and gentle as hell. Everyone who knew him was indebted to him. And everyone who thought of him thought next, 'I really must do something nice for Doc.”

“Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.”

“How often do we talk just to fill up the quiet space? How often do we waste our breath talking about nonsense?”