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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
Be obscure clearly.
Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street.
The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.