A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.

That stern and rockbound coast felt like an amateur when it saw how grim the puritans that landed on it were.

It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.

An old stomach reforms more whiskey drinkers than a new resolve.

I suppose the human race is doing the best it can but hells bells thats only an explanation its not an excuse.

From 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself

Persian pussy from over the sea demure and lazy and smug and fat none of your ribbons and bells for me ours is the zest of the alley cat