Always, our eyes look backwards with the conviction that then, and not now, was the golden age.

Country things are the necessary root of our life - and that remains true even of a rootless and tragically urban civilization. To live permanently away from the country is a form of slow death.

Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books-they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past.

It is only after a fair portion of one's life that one really knows what are the things that matter, the things that will remain until the end.

A garden has a curious innocent way of consuming cash while all the time you are under the illusion that you are spending nothing.

There is nothing in nature quite so joyful as the very young and silly lamb - odd that it should develop into that dull and sober animal the sheep.

A horse, if he happens to have a contemptuous disposition, can sneer very effectively.

It is so often the odd, the unexpected, the apparently trifling, that stamps itself upon the memory for ever, while much more memorable things pass away like a breath of wind.

Youthful days are longer than those of later years, as we all learn as we grow older.

A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.

Poached eggs are good, poached animals are not.

With the one eye that is closed, one looks within, with the other eye that is open, one looks without.

Love is a light that shines from heart to heart.

I used to like studying a lot.

I don't care what the weather is, I will always wear my coats. I am always freezing, so it works out perfectly for me!

If you ever find yourself tempted to seek out someone else's opinion on a trade, that's usually a sure sign that you should get out of your position.

I tend to play a lot of blues things at home, because most blues things are basically within a 12-bar pattern.

Cupid in these latter times has probably laid aside his bow and arrow, and uses fire-arms -- a pistol -- perhaps a revolver.

I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me.