Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.

The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.

If the man doesn't believe as we do, we say he is a crank, and that settles it. I mean, it does nowadays, because now we can't burn him.

The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.

You may have noticed that the less I know about a subject the more confidence I have, and the more new light I throw on it.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.