All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.

I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular.

It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.

The best writing is rewriting.

"Have you ever found anything that gives you relief?" "Yes. A drink."

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. "Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.

There is a decivilizing bug somewhere at work; unconsciously persons of stern worth, by not resenting and resisting the small indignities of the times, are preparing themselves for the eventual acceptance of what they themselves know they don't want.