Robert Wilson Lynd

"We welcome almost any break in the monotony of things, and a man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to become known to millions of people who have never heard of Homer."

"Most of us can remember a time when a birthday — especially if it was one's own — brightened the world as if a second sun had risen"

"In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence. One has to sit still like a mystic and wait. One soon learns that fussing, instead of achieving things, merely prevents things fr…"

"The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows w…"

"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."

"There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas."