Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, the matter to digest, to cull fit phrases, and reject the rest.
Acquaintance softens prejudice.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool
Familiarity breeds contempt.
We should use our judgment before coming to a decision.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
A good golf course makes you want to play so badly that you hardly have the time to change your shoes.
If you want to live on the edge of life, you need to be flexible.
We lose eight children and teenagers to gun violence every day. If a mysterious virus suddenly started killing eight of our children every day, America would mobilize teams of doctors and public health officials. We would move heaven and earth until we found a way to protect our children. But not with gun violence.
Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes everything you've got.