There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it.

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

Every man is a moon; he has a side no one sees.

I ordinarily smoke fifteen cigars during my five hours' labours, and if my interest reaches the enthusiastic point, I smoke more. I smoke with all my might, and allow no intervals.

It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.

Old habits cannot be thrown out the upstairs window. They have to be coaxed downstairs one step at a time.

How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it.