The secret of getting ahead is getting started

There ain't nothing more to write about and I'm rotten glad of it, because if I'd know'd what trouble it was to make a book, I wouldn't a tackled it.

Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.

The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it.

Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.

Therein lies the defect of revenge: it's all in the anticipation; the thing itself is a pain, not a pleasure; at least the pain is the biggest end of it.

Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.