"What is the flesh and blood compounded of But a few moments in the life of time? This prowling of the cells, litigiou…"

"Now remember courage, go to the door, Open it and see whether coiled on the bed Or cringing by the wall, a savage bea…"

"Uncle Sam's other province."

"In the dry places, men begin to dream. Where the rivers run sand, there is something in man that begins to flow. West…"

"For we Americans, though we are the most restless race in the world, with the possible exception of the Bedouins, alm…"

"Chicago is stupefying. It knows no rules, and I know none by which to judge it. It stands apart from all the cities i…"

"Kansas used to believe in Populism and free silver. It now believes in hot summers and a hot hereafter."

"It was a Native Son who, when asked by an Englishman, visiting the United States for the first time, to name the Seve…"

"This, in a way, would be exceeding odd And almost justify man’s ways to God— If, by the healing of these hills, the b…"

"The song birds are the sweetest In Kentucky; The thoroughbreds are the fleetest In Kentucky; Mountains tower proudest…"