When we are collecting books, we are collecting happiness.

The day before yesterday has always been a day of glamor, of gilt and glory. The present is sordid and prosaic. Time colors history as it does a meerschaum pipe.

Only those things the heart believes are true.

I hold a theory that, sooner or later, if a man but live long enough, certain books destined for his peculiar delight will find him, however obscure they or he may be.

One should never fight for a country. One should fight, if one has to, for what one believes to be right. A country is only as good as its leading citizens.

If you would be a writer, first be a reader

This is a regional fair that attracts people from the surrounding counties and from further distances. The fair draws people from as far away as Albert Lea, Owatonna and the Twin Cities.

Most of us spend our lives protecting ourselves from losses that have already happened.

People living their lives for you on TV; They say they're better than you, and you agree.

My two favorite musicals growing up in were 'Annie' and 'Sweeney Todd,' and my best friend and I would sing all the songs when I was a kid.

It's so crazy with the Internet and being able to play shows to people who are actually interested in you. I feel so lucky when that happens.

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

If you should ever acknowledge my existence, I plan to snub you.

I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that no meant no, but that's it.