“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?”

“Every honorable man is forced to yield to blackmail once or twice in his life, just for the sake of keeping peace in the community.”

“With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in them, we have always been afraid of them.”

“From 'the lesson of the moth':and before i could argue himout of his philosophyhe went and immolated himselfon a patent cigar lighteri do not agree with himmyself i would rather havehalf the happin...”

“a spider and a flyi heard a spiderand a fly arguingwait said the flydo not eat mei serve a great purposein the worldyou will have toshow me said the spideri scurry aroundgutters and sewersand garba...”

“Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”