The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.

The fewer facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a read more

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions.

Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

The true meaning of religion is thus not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

The heart is half a prophet.

The heart is half a prophet.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady read more

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.