“The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.”

“America is a land where men govern, but women rule.”

“The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”

“The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.”

“No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.”

“To many people dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.”

“He could sell the Pope on financing a Mormon tabernacle.”

“Some people see the cup as half empty. Some people see the cup as half full. I see the cup as too large.”

“My mother said "You won't amount to anything because you procrastinate." I said "Just wait."”

“I mean, you may cause others a spot of bother by your weaknesses, perhaps, but coping with you may possibly increase their strength and sympathy. But if you sin deliberately, even if it seems only ...”