Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.

I'll give you the sole secret of short-story writing, and here it is: Rule 1. Write stories that please yourself. There is no rule 2. The technical points you can get from Bliss Perry. If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.

It's said that love makes the world go around. Let me tell you, the announcement lacks verification. It's the wind from the dinner horn that does it.

Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.

Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.

When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.

It ain't the roads we take; it's what's inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.