He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Who knows, he may grow up to be President someday, unless they hang him first!" Aunt Polly about Tom Sawyer

She remained both girl and woman to the last day of her life. Under a grave and gentle exterior burned inextinguishable fires of sympathy, energy, devotion, enthusiasm, and absolutely limitless affection.

If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.

Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out

Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing!

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.