A lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Where there is no mathematics, there is no freedom.

You do well to have visions of a better life than of every day but it is the life of every day from which the elements of a better life must come.

I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.

Nature is a really big part of our lives.

The only entry level position on a movie is director.

Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them.

I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal.

I'm progressive in some ways, old-fashioned in others. I like it when guys hold the door open and are sweet and thoughtful.

One good thing about rain in Scotland. Most of it ends up as scotch.

I keep a night light on because my room is so full at night, I can't get to sleep!