Quote #2918
… and thereof do I repent: I only plucked an occasional flower when I...
Quote #9684
It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most...
Quote #33934
We are never deceived we deceive ourselves.
Quote #6847
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I...
Quote #31045
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems...
Quote #5836
Nature is not cruel, pitilessly, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for...
Quote #6098
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...
Quote #15434
The average person living to age 70 has 613,000 hours of life. This is...
Quote #24845
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
Quote #8021
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to...