When it comes down to pure ornamental cursing, the native American is gifted above the sons of men.

A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.

It is easy to make plans in this world; even a cat can do it; and when one is out in those remote oceans it is noticeable that a cat's plans and a man's are worth about the same. There is much the same shrinkage in both, in the matter of values.

We all belong to the nasty stinking little human race, & of course it is not nice for God's beloved vermin to scoff at each other... Oh, we are a nasty little lot-& to think there are people who would like to save us & continue us. It won't happen if I have any influence.

How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again!

If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times.

It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense