Most of the faint intimations of immortality of which we are occasionally aware would seem to arise out of Art or the materials of Art.

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

(Cartoon caption:) I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.

He had as much fun in the water as any person I have known. You didn't have to throw a stick in the water to get him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you did throw one in. He would even have brought back a piano if you had thrown one in.

Youcanfooltoomanyofthepeopletoomuchofthetime. See Lincoln 510:35.

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.