There is simply a better chance of doing well if the writer holds a steady course, enters the stream of English quietly, and does not thrash about.

A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,” answered Henry. “Correct,” said Stuart. “Those are the important things. You forgot one thing, though. Mary Bendix, what did Henry Rackmeyer forget?” “He forgot ice cream with chocolate sauce on it,” said Mary quickly.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people.

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.

Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do, In spider’s web a truth discerning, Attach one silken strand to you For my returning.

A writer should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.