Whoever declares a child to be "delicate" thereby crowns and anoints a tyrant..

You're all mad for words. Words are just farts from a lot of fools who have swallowed too many books. Give me things!.

I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear..

The pleasures of love are for those who are hopelessly addicted to another living creature. The reasons for such addiction are so many that I suspect….

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them..

Humour very often consists of shrewd perceptions about people. It's usually fun at someone's expense. Nowadays if you're funny at anybody's expense t….

My dear fellow, my whole life is moved by the principle that the one thing which is more important than peace is music. It is because I believe that ….

Happiness is a by-product. It is not a primary product of life. It is a thing which you suddenly realize you have because you're so delighted to be d….

All real fantasy is serious. Only faked fantasy is not serious. That is why it is so wrong to impose faked fantasy on children..

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore….

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. Censors only read a book with grea….

In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the evil spirits who are pursuing you, and al….

It is those pent-up, craving children who make all the wars and all the horrors and all the art and all the beauty and discovery in life, because the….

I think we're living in an age which despises humanity and despises bravery and doesn't need bravery because modern warfare has rather gone beyond br….

To this day I am indulgent toward orchestras that are trying to lift themselves in the world, while critics are busy assuring them that they are not ….

I am quite a wise old bird, but I am no desert hermit who can only prophesy when his guts are knotted with hunger. I am deep in the old man’s puzzle,….

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser..

The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut up..

The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist may be yielding and even deferential in things he does….

I think of the author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and puts down his rug and says, 'I will tell you a story' and then he passes the hat..

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery..