We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

Wagner has some great moments, but a lot of miserable half hours.

Prediction is difficult- particularly when it involves the future.

No one can write perfect English and keep it up through a stretch of ten chapters. It has never been done.

I should be sorry to think it was the publishers themselves they got up this entire little flutter to enable them to unload a book that was taking too much room in their cellars, but you can never tell what a publisher will do. I have been one myself.