I discovered, though, that once having given a pig an enema there is no turning back, no chance of resuming one of life's more stereotyped roles.

Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

I discovered a long time ago that writing of the small things of the day, the trivial matters of the heart, the inconsequential but near things of this living, was the only kind of creative work which I could accomplish with any sincerity or grace. As a reporter, I was a flop, because I always came back laden not with facts about the case, but with a mind full of the little difficulties and amusements I had encountered in my travels.

In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.

If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs.

Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.