This monster of a land, this mightiest of nations, this spawn of the future, turns out to be the macrocosm of microcosm me. Travels with Charley: In Search of America
My life appeared to me as unnatural, uncertain and incredible as the design on the pencase I am using at this moment. It seems that a painter who has been possessed, perhaps a perfectionist, has painted the cover of this pencase. Often, when I look at this design, it seems familiar; perhaps it is because of this design that I write or perhaps this design makes me write. The Blind Owl
It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy. Counsels and Maxims
If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men’s cottages princes’ palaces. The Merchant of Venice
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