I do not rewrite unless I am absolutely sure that I can express the material better if I do rewrite it.

Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart.

Don't bother just to be better than others. Try to be better than yourself.

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.

Now she hates me. I have taught her that, at least.

The only rule I have is to quit while it’s still hot. Never write yourself out. Always quit when it’s going good. Then it’s easier to take it up again. If you exhaust yourself, then you’ll get into a dead spell and you’ll have trouble with it.

It's always the idle habits you acquire which you will regret. Father said that. That Christ was not crucified: he was worn away by a minute clicking of little wheels. That had no sister.