Right and wrong doesn't have anything to do with geography.

Children, no matter how gifted, can't see far into the future, you know. To them, a year is almost a lifetime, and telling them that things will be fine when they grow up does no good at all.

Love and money should properly have nothing to do with each other.

Most children feel immortal--they have no sense that they're ever going to die. For a child, even growing up is something that's barely comprehensible.

The wish is often father to the thought.

Nothing's ever done.... No matter what you do, or what you pretend, the past is there. You can't ignore it.

The country would be far better if the population were half as interested in keeping their minds in as good condition as they tried to keep their bodies.

Cop humor ... It's always sick--goes with the job.