No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.
I never dared be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee And I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me.
We love the things we [...]
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
I never take my own side in a quarrel.
Most of the change we think we see in life Is due to truths being in and out of favor.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who [...]
A successful lawsuit is the one worn by the policeman.
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.
You’ve got to love what’s lovable and hate what’s hatable. It takes brains to see the difference.
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers [...]
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.
I never dared be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old.
The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a [...]
Ah, when to the heart of man was it ever less than a treason to go with the drift of things to yield with a grace to reason and bow and accept at the end of a love or a season.
The best way out is always through.
Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. [...]