"Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public."
"Writing a long and substantial book is like having a friend and companion at your side, to whom you can always turn for comfort and amusement, and whose society becomes more attractive as a new and widening field of interest is lighted in the mind."
"Never, never, never give in!"
"My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best."
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have."