He was either a man of about a hundred and fifty who was rather young for his years, or a man of about a hundred and ten who had been aged by trouble.

I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit.

Alcohol is a misunderstood vitamin.

A man who has spent most of his adult life trying out a series of patent medicines is always an optimist.

The real objection to the great majority of cats is their insufferable air of superiority.

One of the drawbacks to life is that it contains moments when one is compelled to tell the truth.

We do not tell old friends beneath our roof-tree that they are an offence to the eyesight.