I don't want no better book than what your face is.

When you catch an adjective, kill it.

To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.

She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.

Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, political, or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies.

A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done.

I was in one of the most grand attitudes I ever struck, with my arm stretched up pointing to the sun. It was a noble effect. You could see the shudder sweep the mass like a wave.