I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun.
A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful planning beforehand.
I am old enough to see how little I have done in so much time, and how much I have to do in so little.
The majority of human beings do not turn to God because they have not enough happiness but because happiness is not enough.
Spring was coming back with the old promise, demanding the old sacrifice.
The great question of all choosers and adventurers is 'Was it worth while?' - and whatever else you may expect of life, don't expect an answer to that.
Pictures of my life stretch back into what must have been my very earliest childhood. . . . They are not movies, then, nor are they talkies, but they are quite distinctly feelies.
Consent is really too low a bar. Hold out for enthusiasm.
Even if you haven't had the exclusivity conversation, they're still going to be mad if they find out you're dating someone they know and you haven't mentioned it. It's a dating rule. " "Well, how am I supposed to know that rule?" "Everyone knows that rule. " "I thought you were supposed to be on my side. " "I am on your side!
Age is just a number for me! A person is as young as he feels.
We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not; and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them.