In the small town of Hannibal, Missouri, when I was a boy, everybody was poor, but didn't know it; and everybody was comfortable and did know it.
Every time I reform in one direction I go overboard in another.
High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water.
Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.
It is better to be alone than unwelcome. - Eve
Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.