“Civilization is hideously fragile... there’s not much between us and the Horrors underneath, just about a coat of varnish.C. P. Snow
“Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.Anonymous
“Who knows when some slight shock, disturbing the delicate balance between social order and thirsty aspiration, shall send the skyscrapers in our cities toppling?Richard Wright
“The dying process begins the minute we are born, but it accelerates during dinner parties.Carol Matthau