He could do what all men wanted to, that is, fly - T. H. White

Middle-aged people can balance between believing in God and breaking all the commandments without difficulty.

Perhaps he does not want to be friends with you until he knows what you are like. With owls, it is never easy-come-easy-go.

I never could stomach these nationalists,” he exclaimed. “The destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.