The only man who knows just what he thinks at the present moment is the man who hasn't done any new thinking in the past ten years.

I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit.

Strength diminishes when it seems we are spending it in vain.

Some days are happy days - of themselves, as if for their own sakes. They seem to be enjoying themselves, regardless of what use may be made of them.

I am glad I worked on a newspaper because it made me know I had to write whether I felt like it or not.

They made small effort to cover their raw souls with the mantle of commonplace words.

Not having children makes less work-but it makes a quiet house.