Inspiration In Matters Of Taste Will Not

The Need To Express Oneself In Writing Springs From A Mal-adjustment To Life, Or From An Inner Conflict Which The Adolescent (or The Grown Man) Cannot Resolve In Action. Those To Whom Action Comes As Easily As Breathing Rarely Feel The Need To Break Loose From The Real, To Rise Above, And Describe It... I Do Not Mean That It Is Enough To Be Maladjusted To Become A Great Writer, But Writing Is, For Some, A Method Of Resolving A Conflict, Provided They Have The Necessary Talent.

People Are What You Make Them. A Scornful Look Turns Into A Complete Fool A Man Of Average Intelligence. A Contemptuous Indifference Turns Into An Enemy A Woman Who, Well Treated, Might Have Been An Angel.

The First Recipe For Happiness Is: Avoid Too Lengthy Meditation On The Past.

A Great Statesman, Like A Good Housekeeper, Knows That Cleaning Has To Be Done Every Morning.

To Reason With Poorly Chosen Words Is Like Using A Pair Of Scales With Inaccurate Weights.