There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.

We all like to see people sea-sick when we are not ourselves.

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.

I have seen slower people than I am and more deliberate... and even quieter, and more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were dead.

Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them.

For we were little Christian children and early learned the value of forbidden fruit.

The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.