A carbonated wine foisted upon Americans (who else would drink it?) by winery ad agencies as a way of getting rid of inferior champagne by mixing it with inferior burgundy.

A man is what he does with his attention and mine is not for sale.

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.

Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor.