What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.

When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don't stop and eat it along the way.

It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.

When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there.

Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.

Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.