"Facts must be manipulated; some must be..." - Quote by Virginia Woolf

“To write weekly, to write daily, to write shortly, to write for busy people catching trains in the morning or for tired people coming home in the evening, is a heartbreaking task for men who know good writing from bad. They do it, but instinctively draw out of harm's way anything precious that might be damaged by contact with the public, or anything sharp that might irritate its skin.”

“To let oneself be carried on passively is unthinkable.”

“They say the sky is the same everywhere. Travellers, the shipwrecked, exiles, and the dying draw comfort from the thought.”

“Let us not play at kittly-benders. There is a solid bottom everywhere.”

“Flattery's fire is hidden. Its sweet taste is apparent, but the smoke is bound to come out at last.”

“When you get real old, honey, you realize there are certain things that just don't matter anymore. You lay it all on the table. There's a saying, 'Only little children and old folks tell the truth.'”

“You must look at facts, because they look at you.”

“No sane man objects to palpable lies about him; what he objects to is damaging facts.”

“In sane moments we regard only the facts, the case that is.”