I begin with writing the first sentence—and trusting to Almighty God for the second.

So fruitful is slander in variety of expedients to satiate as well as disguise itself. But if these smoother weapons cut so sore, what shall we say of open and unblushing scandal, subjected to no caution, tied down to no restraints?

I am positive I have a soul; nor can all the books with which materialists have pestered the world ever convince me to the contrary.

Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading.

There is no definitive list of the duties of a stage manager that is applicable to all theaters and staging environments. Regardless of specific duties, however, the stage manager is the individual who accepts responsibility for the smooth running of rehearsals and performances, on stage and backstage.

We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force.

Positiveness is a most absurd foible. If you are in the right, it lessens your triumph; if in the wrong, it adds shame to your defeat.