I am a hopeful romantic. - Charlotte, In the Shadow of Angels

On plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away.

The fact that we have people who have headed up oil corporations now assigned to places in cabinet.

Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school.

Sometimes directors feel like they have to justify that hat that they are wearing they've got on as a director, and they come in and they tweak and interfere.

I believe the Sabbath; I keep the Sabbath.

Let us swear while we may, for in heaven it will not be allowed

I'm usually one of these guys analyzing what does happen and putting it in focus and context.

It’s not manly to hurt others or belittle them. Respect and kindness require more courage because people take advantage of those.

People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.

I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.