Young Doctor Arden was gong through the process of reorienting himself after a night's sleep.

when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.

Every writer knows the terror of an unexpected success. How to carry on? How to repeat it?

When a great burden is lifted, the relief is not always felt at once. The galled places still ache.

It is only in his head that man is heroic; in the pit of his stomach he is always a coward.

We are often miserable at our desk or typewriters, but not happy away from them.

Curious, how one remembered Christmas. Perhaps because other days might appeal to the head, but this one appealed to the heart.