The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and about all time.

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog.

A newspaper, not having to act on its descriptions and reports, but only to sell them to idly curious people, has nothing but honor to lose by inaccuracy and non-veracity.

Heartbreak is life educating us.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

I believe in the discipline of silence, and could talk for hours about it.