The cat dwells within the circle of her own secret thoughts.

The earliest voice listened to by the nations in their infancy was the voice of the storyteller.

the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

What puzzles most of us are the things which have been left in the movies rather than the things which have been taken out.

It is not the office of a novelist to show us how to behave ourselves; it is not the business of fiction to teach us anything.

It is unwise to feel too much if we think too little.

I do strive to think well of my fellow man, but no amount of striving can give me confidence in the wisdom of a congressional vote.