Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it.
God creates men, but they choose each other.
My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling, I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.