In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you... - Mark Twain

"What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself."

"When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain."

"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it."

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."

"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure."