Myth could be as sustaining as reality - sometimes even more so.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Writers are people whose words speak louder than their actions.

As we age, we feel less like leaves and more like trees. We have roots that ground us and sturdy trunks that may sway, but don't break, in the wind.

[Donald] Trump continues to dismiss those concerns though, even as some Republicans, like Lindsay Graham, are making the case that Trump's business ties deserve the scrutiny.

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity.

If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now

As long as he had life, who deserved it so little, he would use it, wield it, and do whatever he could in its name, even if it was not, was never, enough

It [Socialism] was a kind of political hockey played by big, gaunt, dyspeptic girls in pants.

Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.

Eat where the people eat, not the hotels and touristy restaurants. If a local teacher makes $50 a month and they're living decently, see what they do.