That's the one thing a politician mustn't have - political opinions or principles. He can have prejudices - indeed he must have prejudices and share all the popular political superstitions of the moment as ardently as he can. But he must not have principles. He must never let the people suspect that they cannot eat their cake and have it.… — Helen McCloy Copy Share
That's the worst thing about money - the moment you have some you begin to suspect everyone of trying to take it… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
In a city you thought of all life as human life. You had to live in the heart of the woods to… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
the fool is the one true cosmopolite - the one character common to all nationalities. — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
fiction and lies are both works of creative art, and creation always reveals the creator. — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
the unconscious forces that govern accessible memory are the most arbitrary of editors and the absolute masters of our lives. — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
most of our social and educational institutions are designed to weed out or make over people ... until we produce a world where everyone… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
Even a small, everyday lie is a clue to the personality and preoccupations of the liar, like a dream or any other confection of… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
Thunderstorms were rare in California, but when they came they were, like most things in California, larger than life. — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be kinder to say that a lie is a short work of fiction? 'A story' as my daughter says? — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
