It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.

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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely...

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than a whole one

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...

A wise woman once said that every morning when you wake up you say a...

A wise woman once said that every morning when you wake up you say a...

I've learnt that a smile and good morning goes a long way, and saying thank...

I've learnt that a smile and good morning goes a long way, and saying thank...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...