“History may be read as the story of the magnificent rearguard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity.” — Robert Lynd History Copy Share Image
“No human being believes that any other human being has a right to be in bed when he himself is up.” — Robert Lynd Insomnia Copy Share Image
“If the poets offered us nothing more than another make-believe world, they would be mere sellers of drugs or, at best, sweetmeats.” — Robert Lynd Poems Copy Share Image
“It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that one has… — Robert Lynd Time Copy Share Image
“There is nothing that makes us feel so good as the idea that someone else is an evildoer.” — Robert Lynd Jerry Copy Share Image
There are some people who want to throw their arms round you just because it's Christmas, there are other people who want… — Robert Lynd Christmas Copy Share Image
“The man who will not defend the honour of his cat cannot be trusted to defend anything.” — Robert Lynd Cats Copy Share Image
