Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

I speak what appears to me the general opinion; and where an opinion is general, it is usually correct.

'I shall soon be rested,' said Fanny; 'to sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.'

She was of course only too good for him; but as nobody minds having what is too good for them, he was very steadily earnest in the pursuit of the blessing...

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

My writing is done in railroad yards while waiting for a freight, in the fields while waiting for a truck, and at noon after lunch. Towns are too distracting.

People talk about talent as though it were some neutral substance that can be applied to anything. But talent is narrow and only functions with a very few subj…