The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

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The adult relation to books is one of absorbing rather than being absorbed

The adult relation to books is one of absorbing rather than being absorbed

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead...

I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead...

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.

Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don't know...

Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don't know...

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean,...

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean,...

One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that...

One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that...

The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon.

The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon.

Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait...

Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait...

I didn't think; I experimented.

I didn't think; I experimented.

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be...

A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be...

He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his...

He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his...

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare.

If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential...

If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential...

If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential...

If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential...

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.

The downtrodden are the great creators of slang.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where...

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where...

Every dogma has its day.

Every dogma has its day.

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.