Bernard Williams

Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public.

High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.

The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme.