I decided that it was more important to laugh than to eat.

I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.

This is a most unfortunate affair, and will probably be much talked of. But we must stem the tide of idle chatter, and pour into our wounded bosoms the soothing balm of vengeance.

Any man who has seen the face of death knows better than to seek him out a second time.

Father may have been wanting in some things, but here he was masterful. Night upon night, I marveled at his power to hold listeners in rapt attention. He could tell a story with such detail, such flourish, that afterwards a man could swear it had been his own memory, and not a tale at all.

I feel rather like a rabbit that has taken a fox for its pupil.

Some people say "if we split up,we can cover more ground"-with blood