I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot...

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot...

Affluence means influence.

Affluence means influence.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

I wrote a thousand words every day

I wrote a thousand words every day

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

Affluence means influence

Affluence means influence

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...