A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.

I do not think there is a woman in whom the roots of passion shoot deeper than in me.

If ever I said in grief or pride, I'd tired of honest things, I lied.

Although we sometimes did without a few of life's necessities, we rarely lacked for its luxuries.

Beautiful as a dandelion-blossom, golden in the green grass, This life can be. Common as a dandelion-blossom, beautiful in the clean grass, not beautiful Because common, beautiful because beautiful, Noble because common, because free.

Time can make soft that iron wood.

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!