In old age the secret springs of human nature are apt to come out.

How old are you Johnny" she asked. Sixteen." And what's that-a boy or a man?" He laughed. "A boy in time of peace and a man in time of war.

In old age the secret springs of human nature are apt to come out.

Most American heroes of the Revolutionary period are by now two men, the actual man and the romantic image. Some are even three men - the actual man, the image, and the debunked remains.

If you can't do, you had best shut up.

We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skill...we fight, we die, for a simple thing. Only that a man can stand up.

I also believe that writing becomes worthwhile and vitalized only through a full and exciting life.