“It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious. ”

“Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.”

“If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.”

“Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit”

“There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.”

“All the world loves a good loser.”

“Today I want to belong. I want to feel safe and at home. I want to be aware of what it is like simply to be, without defenses or desires. I will appreciate the flow of life for what it is-my own tr...”

“Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.”

“My calling ties me to no office, makes me no man's slave, compels me to no action which my soul condemns. It sets me free from town life, which I loathe; and allows me to breathe clean air, to exer...”