We're either nothing or a God's regret.

Man that is of woman born is apt to be as vain has his mother.

Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.

Everything written is as good as it is dramatic. It need not declare itself in form, but it is drama or nothing.

How many times it thundered before Franklin took the hint! How many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint! Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over again. And suddenly we take the hint.

You've got to love what's lovable, and hate what's hateable. It takes brains to see the difference.

If the writer does not cry, the reader does not cry.