It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people.

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.

After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.

Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend, ' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.

You have been my friend... And that in itself is a tremendous thing.

We take to the breeze, we go as we please.

Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.

The night seemed long. Wilbur's stomach was empty and his mind was full. And when your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it's always hard to sleep.

I'm really too young to go out into the world alone, " he thought as he lay down

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

Given the blatant deceit regarding the biologically harmful effects of antenna towers, cell phones and WiFi radiation, one can only wonder what is going on with all of the other forms of radiation.

I have been extraordinarily lucky. Anyone who pretends that some kind of luck isn't involved in his success is deluding himself.

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

I don't do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I wished to conceal from the reader what I was advertising.

There is no pill, no drug, that can do for you what one hour of exercise can.

I've always asked myself since I was young, what is my duty on this planet? What am I there for? Just to hang around? Everybody must have some purpose.

So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd plodders, full of distrust and sneers.

I've been told my old city possesses a 'thriving arts scene,' whatever that is; personally, I think artists should lie low and stick to their work, not line-dance through the parks.