I went to the circus, and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in under the tent. I had my twenty-dollar gold piece and some other money, but I reckoned I better save it.... I ain't opposed to spending money on circuses, when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in wasting it on them.

In literature imitations do not imitate.

One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.

Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society.

We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.

What's the use you learning to do right , when it's troublesome to do right and it ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

The ability to find solutions to life's challenges is what makes us grow as a person.