I never liked to hunt, you know. There was always the danger of having a horse fall on you.

I thought that all generations were lost by something and always had been and always would be

No one should be alone in their old age, he thought.

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.

Fortunately I have never learned to take the good advice I give myself nor the counsel of my fears.

If you have to go away,' she said,'is it absolutely necessary to kill off everything you leave behind? I mean do you have to take away everything?

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.