Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in

Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women

For a quart of Ale is a dish for a King

No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith

Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralized nation tells demoralized stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they

If you have any doubt that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names

Music is always a commentary on society

Society is no comfort to one not sociable