... safety that depends on an apron-string is very unsafe!

Some time in our lives every man and woman of us, putting out our hands toward the stars, touch on either side our prison walls the immutable limitations of temperament

Twenty-five years ago, Christmas was not the burden that it is now; there was less haggling and weighing, less quid pro quo, less fatigue of body, less weariness of soul; and, most of all, there was less loading up with trash.

When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise.

I notice that when people have no sense of responsibility, you call them either criminals or geniuses.

I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.