True individualists tend to be quite unobservant; it is the snob, the would be sophisticate, the frightened conformist, who keeps a fascinated or worried eye on what is in the wind.

The American Way is so restlessly creative as to be essentially destructive; the American Way is to carry common sense itself almost to the point of madness.

Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip.

Along with being forever on the move, one is forever in a hurry, leaving things inadvertently behind-friend or fishing tackle, old raincoat or old allegiance.

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice.

In art, there are tears that do often lie too deep for thoughts.

The moving van is a symbol of more than our restlessness, it is the most conclusive evidence possible of our progress.