Nothing develops intelligence like travel.

If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.

Man's highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.

Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.

Did science promise happiness? I do not believe it. It promised truth, and the question is to know if we will ever make happiness with truth.

Governments are suspicious of literature because it is a force that eludes them.

If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.

The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.

Respectable people... What bastards!

The road to Lourdes is littered with crutches, but not one wooden leg.

You are the loving child of this universe, she is always eager to help you, your joy is her happiness.

A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world.

Now you have to decide whether or not you want to be part of the bigotry that is Donald Trump. You have to decide whether you want to be part of the sexism and misogyny that is Donald Trump.

I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.

Memory sometimes makes merciful deletions.

Separate and unequal didn't work 100 years ago. It will not work today.

Usually speaking, the worst-bred person in company is a young traveller just returned from abroad.

Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors.

Being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be. It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the time.

With usenet gone, we just don't teach our kids entertainment-level hyperbole any more.