It is not worth while to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man's character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.

When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.

Tea is an affront to lunch and an insult to dinner.

I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

One of my theories is that the hearts of men are about alike, no matter what their skin color.

You perceive, now, that these things are all impossible except in a dream. You perceive that they are pure and puerile insanities, the silly creations of an imagination that is not conscious of its freaks - in a word, that they are a dream, and you the maker of it. The dream-marks are all present; you should have recognized them earlier.