I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week if there is anything to be got by it.
I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.
The most positive men are the most credulous.
To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if you're not aware of that when you're a child the whole tradition is lost.