[Never give up hope. Never give in to pessimism. Never despair.] No horse named Morbid ever won a race!

If the wind rises it can push us against the flood when it comes.

I do not want you ever to initiate any action for any refunds of taxes without first consulting me and presenting the matter fully to me so that I may judge whether it is an honorable and ethical action to take, not simply legally, but according to my own personal standards.

Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now.

When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your ideas and make them run on a different plane like whisky?

Until you're grown-up they send you to reform school. After you're grown-up they send you to the penitentiary.

Develop a built-in bullshit detector.