“I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well.”
“The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.”
“And I don't believe that melodramatic feelings are laughable - they should be taken absolutely seriously.”
“The overriding reason why we should take other people's cultures seriously is because God has taken ours seriously.”
“Life is too important to be taken seriously.”
“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.”