Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.

Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.

When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales. I scratch my head with the lightning and purr myself to sleep with the thunder.

Humor is the good natured side of a truth.

One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke.

The report of my illness grew out of his (James Clemens) illness. The report of my death was an exaggeration.

Man can seldom - very, very, seldom - fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.