In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple.

In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple.

A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, for he will be going out on a day when he shouldn't.

A low line of shore was visible at first on the right between the movement of the waves and fog, but when we came further it was lost sight of, and nothing could be seen but the mist curling in the rigging, and a small circle of foam.

At first I threw my weight upon my heels, as one does naturally in a boot, and was a good deal bruised, but after a few hours I learned the natural walk of man, and could follow my guide in any portion of the island.

The drama, like the symphony, does not teach or prove anything.

Words, particularly in a play, should have the texture of a crisp, autumn apple.