I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them.

Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance.

I came into the world two months too soon, I was in such a hurry.

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.