8 quotes
It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
The Mackerel Plaza (1958)
"Let us hope," I prayed, "that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring."
The Mackerel Plaza (1958)
Man is vile, I know, but people are wonderful.
Let Me Count the Ways (1965)
Nostalgia, as his Uncle Joshua had said, ain't what it used to be.
The Tents of Wickedness (1959)
We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other.
The Glory of the Hummingbird (1974)
"The last place to have a ball, my dear Mrs. DelBelly, is at a formal dance."
Peckham's Marbles (1986)
Call me, Ishmael. Feel absolutely free to.
The Vale of Laughter (1953)
"We've got to purge Aristotle from our system."
"I've never read him so why do I have to purge him from my system?"
"It's proof of his grip on Western Man that he dominates the thinking of people who have never heard of him."