Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.

I felt it was my duty to praise all of God's works with fervent enthusiasm. At the same time I killed flies in my house in a spirit of hatred, exasperation and contempt. My praise to God for all his works was dishonest, the act of killing the fly was honest.

There are two reasons why anybody buys anything. The real reason, and the reason they give you.

Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.

God has put something noble and good into every heart His hand created.

It was a place of sin, loose women, whiskey and gambling. It was no place for a good Presbyterian, and I did not long remain one.

If we learned to walk and talk the way we learn to read and write, everyone would limp and stutter.