“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
In everything, there is a share of everything.
The descent into Hades is much the same from whatever place we start.
The Sun is a mass of fiery stone, a little larger than Greece.
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.
Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen.
It is not I who have lost the Athenians, but the Athenians who have lost me.
“Adventure must start with running away from home”
“Adventure is just bad planning.”
Everything is on a reduced scale here in the Polar regions; we can't afford to be extravagant.
With sufficient planning, you can almost eliminate adventure from an expedition.
“You may not be responsible for getting knocked down. But you're certainly responsible for getting back up.”
“Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.”
“Respect yourself as well as others; make commitments, not excuses, and make every day a fun day.”
“The harder they work, the more fortunate they become.”
“If you focus on only the seeds in a watermelon, you missed the sweetness of the meat”
“For me, giving thanks is a sign of appreciation and gratitude that also brings about a deep sense of peace.”
Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.
The National Park Service shot a mule in the face. He survived but had trouble swallowing and often food came out of his nose.
“Every damn President since I can remember has been so in love with foreign policy that they're just like a schoolboy with a new girl.”
“You cannot expect everything even from the friendliest cat. It is still a cat.”
“I detest professional anythings but particularly professional writers. Most of them today are just garbage collectors.”
“In my day the schools taught two things, love of country and penmanship-now they don't teach either.”
It has long been a theory of mine and I am known, if I do say so, for my long theories that authors, generally speaking, are rotten letter writers.