Switzerland would me a mighty big place if it were ironed flat.

Patriotism is merely a religion-love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.

As for the dinosaur - But Noah's conscience was easy; it was not named in his cargo list and he and the boys were not aware that there was such a creature. He said he could not blame himself for not knowing about the dinosaur, because it was an American animal and America had not then been discovered.

I should have been glad to acquire some sort of idea of Hindu theology, ... but the difficulties were too great.

Figures don't lie, but liars figure.

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.

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.