New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up!

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

A good many of the special words of business seem designed more to express the user's dreams than to express a precise meaning.

I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.

To achieve style, begin by affecting none.

A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.

Dentistry is more impressive in town-what the rural man calls cleaning the teeth is called "prophylaxis" in New York.