Nothing succeeds like reports of success.

In one way an oil boom is a mighty bad thing, because it gets into your blood and almost becomes an obsession. Booms are filled with excitement, adventure, and drama, but sometimes the exit from the scene must be made between suns on a pair of mighty weary feet.

When a doctor refuses money, even the most ethical ones, you usually start driving a good bargain with the undertaker.

It's really amazing what a money reputation will do for your social standing.

...the hard work and poverty of my childhoodturned out to be my greatest asset in later years. Nothing could ever seem too hard after that.

Nothing succeeds like reports of success.

With ruin staring you in the face, there is nothing worse to live through than a siege of waiting and hoping. If you manage to live through it, nothing can ever jar your nerves after that.