If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we knew it. The world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in time. William Inge Read Quote
Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance. William Inge Read Quote
I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty. William Inge Read Quote
It was said that Mr. Gladstone could persuade most people of most things, and himself of anything. William Inge Read Quote
Bereavement is the deepest initiation into the mysteries of human life, an initiation more searching and profound than even happy love. William Inge Read Quote
A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it. William Inge Read Quote
Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter. William Inge Read Quote
Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man. William Inge Read Quote
