What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.

Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.

For the complete life, the perfect pattern includes old age as well as youth and maturity.

Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

Writing is the supreme solace.

The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so, and by the manipulation of his plot, he can engage the reader's attention so that he does not perceive the violence that has been done to him.