You can't wish a body any worse luck than to get what he wants.

Libraries are the vessels in which the seed corn for the future is stored.

...there are two ways to meet life; you may refuse to care until indifference becomes a habit, a defensive armor, and you are safe - but bored. Or you can care greatly, live greatly, until life breaks you on its wheel.

Almost anything is enough to keep alive someone who wishes nothing for himself but time to write music.

Oh, yes, of course I like music, too. Very much. It's so pleasant of an evening, especially when made by your friends at home. I often say I like it better than cards. Though I must say I do like a good game of bridge.

On New Year's Day every calendar, large and small, has the same number of dates. But we soon learn that the years are of very different lengths.

What's the use of inventing a better system as long as there just aren't enough folks with sense to go around?