I was a carpenter for a time and everybody watches what you do.

Law cannot reach where enforcement will not follow. —Popular aphorism.

But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.

I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

Why make plans? The sun might well go out tomorrow.

There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was.