Here on the river's verge I could be busy for months without changing my place simply leaning a little more to right or left.

My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over.

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.

No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age I do not want to give it up, I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

Oh while I live to be the ruler of life not a slave to meet life as a powerful conqueror and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home and these are ignorance superstition and incompetence.

I should be very willing to redress men wrongs and rather check than punish crimes had not Cervantes in that all too true tale of Quixote shown how all such efforts fail.

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day and then gets stringy.

School is not preparation for life but school is life

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