I Have Learned That Particularly Clever Ideas

There Is Nothing Sadder Than The Cheerful Letters Of The Dead, Expressing Hopes That Were Never Fulfilled, Ambitions That Were Never Achieved, Dreams Cut Off Before They Could Come To Fruition.

Getting An Idea For A Book Is Not The Problem, But You Need 300 Ideas - An Idea A Page.

Peculiar Or Not, It Is My Idea Of Pleasure. Why, Why Else Do You Lead This Life You Don't Enjoy It? Don't Talk Of Duty To Me; You Men Always Have Some High-sounding Excuse For Indulging Yourselves. You Go Gallivanting Over The Earth, Climbing Mountains, Looking For The Sources Of The Nile; And Expect Women To Sit Dully At Home Embroidering. I Embroider Very Badly. I Think I Would Excavate Rather Well.

The Only People Who Are Not In Awe Of Emerson's Powerful Voice And Well-nigh Superhuman Strength Are The Members Of His Own Family. He Is Aware Of This, And Often Complains About It; So From Time To Time I Like To Put On A Little Show Of Being Intimidated. 'proceed, My Dear,' I Said Apologetically.

I Have No Writing Habit. I Work When I Feel Like It, And I Work When I Have To - Mostly The Latter.