God as now generally conceived of is only the last witch. – Samuel Butler
A genius can never expect to have a good time anywhere, if he is a genuine article, but America is about the last place in which life will be endurable at all for an inspired writer of any kind. – Samuel Butler
Compound for sins they are inclined to by damning those they have no mind to. – Samuel Butler
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. – Samuel Butler
Working moms commonly testify that they feel guilty when they are away from their children and guilty when they are not at their jobs. Devoted fathers certainly miss their children deeply, but it does not seem to be with the same gnawing, primal anxiety that often afflicts women. – Camille Paglia