The writing begins when you’ve finished. Only then do you know what you’re trying to say.

It is the will of God that we must have critics and missionaries and congressmen and humorists, and we must bear the burden

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.

Books are the liberated spirits of men.

Congressman is the trivialist distinction for a full grown man.

Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail.

'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.