There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.
. . . Lovers are Like walking ghosts, they always haunt the spot Of their misdeeds.
Fold him in his country's stars. Roll the drum and fire the volley! What to him are all our wars, What but death bemocking folly?
Love is that orbit of the restless soulWhose circle grazes the confines of space,Bounding within the limits of its raceUtmost extremes.
I don't think the real America is in New York or on the Pacific Coast; personally, I like the Middle West much better, places like North and South Dakota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. There, I think, are the true Americans
When one has the right swing and enthusiasm, selling is not unlike hunting, a veritable sport. To scare up the game by preliminary talk and to know how long to follow it, to lose your gain through poorly directed argument, to hang on to game that finally eludes, to boldly confront, to quickly circle around, to keep on the trail, tireless and keen, till you have bagged some orders, there is some satisfaction in returning at night, tired of the trail, but proud of the days work done.
A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It’s not easy once you’re out of the habit.
Such movies are always a danger. . . falling in love is something most adults have actually experienced. . . The theme is universal and encourages. . . unhealthy comparisons. . . why can't our lives be like that? It's a box left unopened, and its avoidance explains the continued popularity of vampire epics and martial-arts extravaganzas.