 I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this. |
| One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude. |
| The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help. |
| Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. |
| The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. |
| To be a good loser is to learn how to win. |
| The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. |
| There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the woods and sometimes go up and on through the clouds. |
| Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence. |
| I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard work as because of the amount of time I knew it would take, hours spent in a field where I was not a natural. |
| I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs. |
| I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This was all misty. |
| Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. |
| Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life. |
| All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected. |
| We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written. |
