We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking. And out of it we get an aggregation which we consider a boon. Its name is public opinion. It is held in reverence. Some think it the voice of God.

There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind-the humorous.

I am able to say that while I am not ruggedly well, I am not ill enough to excite an undertaker.

I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have some legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world.

Is it, perhaps, possible that there are two kinds of Civilization-one for home consumption and one for the heathen market?

No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work.

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.