There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth's burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.

A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

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

When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.

I wanted to paint a picture some day that people would stand before and forget that it was made of paint. I wanted it to creep into them like a bar of music and mushroom there like a soft bullet.

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.