Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. ...because of the importance it places on the individual, their liberty, self-expression, creativity, and personal responsibility.

A woman who cannot make her mistakes charming, is only a female.

Oh, he occasionally takes an alcoholiday.

If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.

I don't mind plain women being puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.

"I hope your hair curls naturally, does it?" "Yes, darling, with a little help from others."