His Name Was George F. Babbitt, And

Fine, Large, Meaningless, General Terms Like Romance And Business Can Always Be Related. They Take The Place Of Thinking, And Are Highly Useful To Optimists And Lecturers.

The Cocktail Filled Him With A Whirling Exhilaration Behind Which He Was Aware Of Devastating Desires—to Rush Places In Fast Motors, To Kiss Girls, To Sing, To Be Witty. ... He Perceived That He Had Gifts Of Profligacy Which Had Been Neglected. —chapter 8

I Was Brought Up To Believe That The Christian God Wasn't A Scared And Compromising Public Servant, But The Creator Of The Whole Merciless Truth, And I Reckon That Training Spoiled Me - I Actually Took My Teachers Seriously!

There Are Two Insults Which No Human Being Will Endure: The Assertion That He Hasn't A Sense Of Humor, And The Doubly Impertinent Assertion That He Has Never Known Trouble.

She Was Snatched Back From A Dream Of Far Countries, And Found Herself On Main Street.