...one of the best things about running is that no matter how fast you've run in the past, running fast in the future does not come easily or with any guarantees.

Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God.

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred dollars ahead, and at other times I had to borrow money from my fellow workmen to settle my room rent and pay for my meals.

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman helping her.

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much.

I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.