Liquor is one way out an’ death’s the other.

The mountain violets break the rocks.

People go to the movies instead of moving. Hollywood characters are supposed to have all the adventures for everybody in America, while everybody in America sits in a dark room and watches them have them.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.

Since that day, when people have spoken to me of "genius", I have felt the inside pocket to make sure my wallet's still there.

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.

Why is it so damn hard for people to talk?