"Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election t…"

"Fortune has dealt with me rather too well. I have known little struggle, not much poverty, many generosities. Now and…"

"The trouble with this country is... that there're too many people going about saying "The trouble with this country is—""

"Slow yellow river flowing, willows that gesture in tepid August airs, and four children playing at greatness, as, dou…"

"Probably none of the Weagles gave five minutes' thought a year to theology or ecclesiology, except Ora, who occasiona…"

"Myron reflected that there are so many people in the world who are eager to do for you things that you do not wish do…"

"I understand you all want to be writers. Well, what are you doing here? Why the devil aren't you home writing?"

"Mr. Blingham, and may he fry in his own cooking-oil, was assistant treasurer of the Flaver-Saver Company."

"His entire system of theology was comprised in the Bible, which he never read, and the Methodist Church, which he rar…"

"Fine, large, meaningless, general terms like romance and business can always be related. They take the place of think…"