There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

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

There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.

O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.

Hospitality in the prairie country is not limited. Even if your enemy passes your way, you must feed him before you shoot him.

A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.