There needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of benevolence without incurring the expense.

He is the very pineapple of politeness.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge.

When of a gossiping circle it was asked, "What are they doing?" The answer was, "Swapping lies.

An aspersion upon my parts of speech!

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

A bumper of good liquor Will end a contest quicker Than justice, judge or vicar.

An unforgiving eye, and a damned disinheriting countenance!

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.

Never say more than is necessary.

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

Maybe it was our shared trauma, or maybe it was a combination of things, but I felt warmth emenate from my heart and spread throughout my chest.

In race of life, you have to run at own speed.

I’m not used to people sticking around when things go bad, ” she said, by way of explanation.

It's great that with the Internet, there has come this sense of creative independence.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

You have to say no to the old ways before you can begin to find the new yes you need.

There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle.

My career was always full of risks one way or another, and that's the way I like it.

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special