We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident.

Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.

Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

Versailles was a gulf into which the labor of France poured its earnings; and it was never full.

It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below.

Spanish civilization crushed the Indian. English civilization scorned and neglected him. French civilization embraced and cherished him.

Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell.

America was still a land of wonder. The ancient spell still hung unbroken over the wild, vast world of mystery beyond the sea,-a land of romance, adventure, and gold.

America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.

Humanity, morality, decency, might be forgotten, but codfish must still be had for the use of the faithful in Lent and on fast days.

The most momentous and far-reaching question ever brought to issue on this continent was: Shall France remain here, or shall she not?

If the saints fails to declare the truth, the Holy Spirit shall teach true words of God.

Woman's great mission is to train immature, weak and ignorant creatures to obey the laws of God; the physical, the intellectual, the social and the moral.

Infinite Love is who we really are and who we refuse to be. This refusal is our most essential tension.

It's not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams...and understand the heartbeat of the country.

I've always wanted to be a guy with a rec room.

If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.

We have to see that all regions of India, particularly the east and west, are brought on par in development parameters.

I was a disaster child. I remember I make very often my mother cry.

Men are, by nature, hunters, and women have been put in the position of being the prey.

But when a girl gives a boy a dead squid - that had to mean something.