When the time comes I will go joyfully. Whatever may be there, it will be real, without complication, without ridicule, without deception.

Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.

One has to trust that God knows how to manage the world.

From borrowing one gets poorer and from work one gets richer.

Actually, the true story of a person's life can never be written. It is beyond the power of literature. The full tale of any life would be both utterly boring and utterly unbelievable.

The genuine writer cannot ignore the fact that the family is losing its spiritual foundation.