Fortunately, perhaps, I was completely ignorant of the orthodox theory of the disease polio-myelitis.

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

He looked at the book, took my name, and consulted his records. Then he informed me I had been lost at sea and was dead. Under the circumstances, he could not possibly give me any money... Even the fact that he was dealing with someone who had been dead for several days failed to awaken interest in his official heart.

It is easier to recount grievances and slights than it is to set down a broad redress of such grievances and slights. The reason is that one fears to be thought of as an arrant braggart.

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you.

Fortunately, perhaps, I was completely ignorant of the orthodox theory of the disease polio-myelitis.

His response was remarkable for its irrelevance, if for nothing else.