Those who think that in order to dress well it is necessary to dress extravagantly or grandly, make a great mistake. Nothing so well becomes true feminine beauty as simplicity.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

There is a realm where the rainbow never fades

Prejudice is the twin of illiberality.

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

The maturity of man—that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play

The light of God is in you. Let your light shine!

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do.

A work is not art until enough noise has been made about it and someone rich comes along and buys it.

I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking.

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

Keep in mind that we're always up to other things, so we tend to sit on things from time to time. In an uninterrupted world, I think we could have each of the tales finished, soup to nuts, in a week.

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

I don't celebrate because I'm only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?