In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception

One feature about Los Angeles that I particularly love is the chance for association with all kinds of creative artists, a thing I never before have had. I certainly do love a number of the writers, the painters, the musicians, and the sculptors that I meet here. ... Next to the sunshine, I appreciate it the most of anything in California.

Be sure that you are right; and then go ahead.

Of two evils, I always choose the lesser.

The world is full of happy people but no one ever hears of them. You have to fight and make a scandal to get in the papers. No one knows about all the happy people.

the occasional cries of a lost loon, strayed from its flock in northern migration, fill the swamp with sounds of wailing.

The seasons run with swift feet.