Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.

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A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

Our God and soldier we alike adore - Just at the brink of ruin not...

Our God and soldier we alike adore - Just at the brink of ruin not...

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.