Var jeg en filosof, skulle jeg skrive en filosofi om leketøy. Jeg skulle vise at ingenting annet i livet trenger å bli tatt seriøst, og at julaften sammen med barn, er en av de få stunder hvor menn virkelig føler at de lever.
The Peal of Bells (1924).
Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.