We had an abundance of mangoes, papaias and bananas here, but the pride of the islands, the most delicious fruit known to men, cherimoya, was not in season. It has a soft pulp, like a pawpaw, and is eaten with a spoon.

Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out

Fleas can be taught nearly anything a congressman can.

A "classic" is a book that everybody praises but nobody has read

Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.

A railroad is like a lie you have to keep building it to make it stand.