Rumor is like bees; the more you fight them the more you don't get rid of them.

A witty writer is like a porcupine; his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe.

It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lie there and grunt is.

There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge.

A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never a dollar again.

Rumor is like bees; the more you fight them the more you don't get rid of them.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.