A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out

Mark Twain said (particularly about Pink Marsh): "I have been reading him again, and my admiration overflows all limits. ... How effortless the limning! It is as if the work did itself, without help of the master's hand."

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.

Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.

Every Man is the Architect of his own Fortunes, but the Neighbours superintend the Construction.

Scatter seeds of kindness.

It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.