It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

—W. Somerset Maugham

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

—W. Somerset Maugham

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.

—W. Somerset Maugham

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

—W. Somerset Maugham

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

—W. Somerset Maugham

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

—Walt Whitman

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.

—Douglas Adams

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

—Walt Whitman

If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently.

—Bill Watterson

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

—Aristotle