In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?

It takes a heap of sense to write good nonsense

That is their way, those plagues, those scientists - peg, peg, peg - dig, dig, dig - plod, plod, plod. I wish I could catch a cargo of them for my place; it would be an economy. Yes, for years, you see. They never give up. Patience, hope, faith, perseverance; it is the way of all the breed.

We grant God the possession of all the qualities of mind except the one that keeps the others healthy; that watches over their dignity; that focuses their vision true--humor.

Worrying is paying interest on a debt you might not even owe.

When a library expels a book of mine and leaves an unexpurgated Bible lying around where unprotected youth and age can get hold of it, the deep unconscious irony of it delights me and doesn't anger me.

I played Chess with him and would have beaten him sometimes only he always took back his last move, and ran the game out differently