A writer is like a gypsy. He owes no allegiance to any government. If he is a good writer he will never like any government he lives under. His hand should be against it and its hand will always be against him.

There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates.

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?

You ought to dream. All our biggest businessmen have been dreamers.

Mr. Barnes, it is because I have lived very much that now I can enjoy everything so well

The only thing that can spoil a day is people and if you can keep from making engagements, every day has no limits.

You may talk. And I may listen. And miracles might happen.