The Critics Don't Interest Me

In The World Of Ideas Everything Was Clear; In Life All Was Obscure, Embroiled.

One Of The Great Attractions Of Patriotism

The Secret Of Genius Is To Carry The Spirit Of The Child Into Old Age, Which Mean Never Losing Your Enthusiasm.

What Drivel It All Is!... A String Of Words Called Religion. Another String Of Words Called Philosophy. Half A Dozen Other Stringscalled Political Ideals. And All The Words Either Ambiguous Or Meaningless. And People Getting So Excited About Them They'll Murder Their Neighbours For Using A Word They Don't Happen To Like. A Word That Probably Doesn't Mean As Much As A Good Belch. Just A Noise Without Even The Excuse Of Gas On The Stomach.

In Books, The Proportion Of Exceptional To Commonplace People Is High; In Reality, Very Low.