“He was afraid that the world struggle today was not of Communism against Fascism, but of tolerance against the bigotry that was preached equally by Communism and Fascism. But he saw too that in America the struggle was befogged by the fact that the worst Fascists were they who disowned the word “Fascism” and preached enslavement to Capitalism under the style of Constitutional and Traditional Native American Liberty. For they were thieves not only of wages but of honor. To their purpose they could quote not only Scripture but Jefferson.”

“Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country emotionally I know she is better than every other country. ”

“What is love? It is the morning and the evening star.”

“Whatever poet, orator or sage may say of it, old age is still old age.”

“There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble.”

“When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we'll be funnier to look at than to read.”

“People will buy anything that is 'one to a customer.'”

“People will buy anything that's one to a customer.”

“Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.”

“Thus Carol hit upon the tragedy of old age, which is not that it is less vigorous than youth, but that it is not needed by youth...”

“Babbit was an average father. He was affectionate, bullying, opinionated, ignorant, and rather wistful. Like most parents he enjoyed the game of waiting till the victim was clearly wrong, then virtuously pouncing.”