A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.

If it would not look too much like showing off, I would tell the reader where New Zealand is.

The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner of the telling;the comic and the witty story upon the matter.

I deal with temptation by yielding to it.

One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it.

When you catch an adjective, kill it - perhaps the best possible advice for budding writers.

Intellectual food is like any other; it is pleasanter and more beneficial to take it with a spoon than a shovel.