“ Look at us. We build giant highways and murderously fast cars for killing each other and committing suicide. Instead of bomb shelters we construct gigantic frail glass buildings all over Manhattan at… Herman Wouk
“ I try to write a certain amount each day, five days a week. A rule sometimes broken is better than no rule. Herman Wouk
“ The West Indian is not exactly hostile to change, but he is not much inclined to believe in it. This comes from a piece of wisdom that his climate of eternal summer teaches him. It is that, under all… Herman Wouk
“ Remember the good hours when the words are flowing well. And never mind the bad hours there is no life without them. Herman Wouk
“ Scholars call it [the Torah] the Masoretic text. The Masoretes were Hebrew scribes of the first centuries of the present era. They fixed the wording and spelling of the Bible; since then it has not ch… Herman Wouk
“ So I have gone all the way around Robin Hood's barn to arrive at the old platitudes, which I guess is the process of growing up. Herman Wouk
“ It’s occurred to me that our human values, our ideas of right and wrong, good and bad, evolved in simpler times, before there were machines. Herman Wouk
“ The one loophole that military wisdom can never quite button up—the sympathy of the downtrodden for each other. Herman Wouk
“ Al nations celebrate the day of their coming into being with a work stoppage and ceremonies. The Jews, who believe that God created the universe, celebrate its coming into being, and give thanks to it… Herman Wouk
“ This game still had its old ritual fascination for Pug; he was following it tensely, smoking a cigar. Once his nostalgia had been keen for the tough youthful combat on the grass, the slamming of bodie… Herman Wouk
