A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
Don't mace him!" I shouted over the din. "You'll get us all too.
If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.