“Vance… sat regarding Pfyfe drearily as if seeking to find some excuse for his existence, but utterly unable to do so.”
S.S. Van Dine The Benson Murder Case
“If there’s no solution, there’s no problem.”
James Burnham, quoted in Chronicles magazine August 1993 (as a habitual saying of his)
“Why is it said that believing in the doctrines of the Church makes one a ‘conservative Catholic?’ It would be closer to the truth to say that it made one a Catholic.”
J. Budziszewski “Underground Thomist” email Feb. 25, 2019.
“The school budget crisis is reaching a critical stage.”
WGN (Channel 40 in Vancouver) News August 20, 1993
“Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down to the green valleys of silliness.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein, quoted as "Thought du jour" in "Social Studies" in Globe & Mail January 19, 2009
“We are really bags of water with things in it.”
John Steart Collis Living with a Stranger
“Don’t be afraid to speak up. Remember, whatever you say about the subject and however fallacious it might be, the same thing has already been said by some eminent economist.”
Ludwig von Mises, quoted from memory by Murray Rothbard in The Essential von Mises
“Nobody really cares if you're miserable so you might as well be happy.”
Cynthia Nelms, quoted as "Thought du jour" in "Social Studies" in Globe & Mail July 24, 2009