History doesn't repeat itself; it rhymes.

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit.

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.

The frankest and freest product of the human mind and heart is a love letter; the writer gets his limitless freedom of statement and expression from his sense that no stranger is going to see what he is writing.

It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.

My advice to girls: first, don't smoke - to excess; second, don't drink - to excess; third, don't marry - to excess.

An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency.