"Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much."
"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship."
"People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad."
"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."
"The reward of a thing well done is having done it."
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."