Without any cant, does not Providence provide wonderfully for us?

He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool -- shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple -- teach him.

I have no leisure to think of style or of polish, or to select the best language, the best English - no time to shine as an authoress. I must just think aloud, so as not to keep the public waiting.

I saw the desert, it grew upon me. There are times, when I have sorrows, that I hunger and thirst for it.

People of delicate health, selfish dispositions, and coarse minds, can always bear the sufferings of others placidly.

all the salt of Turkish life consists of politics and official intrigue.

I must just think aloud, so as not to keep the public waiting.

A true writer should be able to write about any color. It's the story they tell that should affect people, not the race.

Exaggeration is the kissing cousin of both truth and lie.

If you press me to say why I loved him I can say no more than because he was he and I was I.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

For me retiring wasn't hard once I knew that that was the decision I was going to make.

He that hath money in his purse cannot want a head for his shoulders.

That doesn't matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it's great.

To give, and not demand that others receive . . . that is the crossover point to maturity. . .

I'd like to be called Ransom Spunk or Spunk Ransom.

Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.