On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined.

I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.

Medicine has made all its progress during the past fifty years. ... How many operations that are now in use were known fifty years ago?-they were not operations, they were executions.

Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain't happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.

A reputable lawyer will advise you to keep out of the law, make the best of a foolish bargain, and not get caught again.

In the South the war is what A.D. is elsewhere; they date from it.

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.