Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert -and then make it brief.

Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of darkness.

It is no disgrace to rest a bit.

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.

A man who makes a one-dollar profit on his expense account is dishonest. A man who loses five cents on one is a damned fool.

Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind