"I was sorry to have to tell him that I had never heard of him. He was a very pleasant man, and I wished him well."

"The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all."

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

"I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't."