Occupation: Writer Birth: July 11, 1899 Death: October 1, 1985
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day..
Being the owner of Dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day, if I ever get a….
I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn't know where else to go..
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day..
Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom..
I am pessimistic about the human race because it is too ingenious for its own good. Our approach to nature is to beat it into submission. We would st….
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print..
Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it..
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind..
You're terrific as far as I am concerned..
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts..
A right is a responsibility in reverse..
A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go ….
Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder..
A despot doesn't fear eloquent writers preaching freedom- he fears a drunken poet who may crack a joke that will take hold..
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, c….
Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself..
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement..
Use the smallest word that does the job..
One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy..
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetnes….