“Labor is an antidote for angst and general misery, and the fear that the Devil is going to grab you by the throat at any moment and bring you down into the fiery pit.”

“Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions. It is fear that is the cause of all our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment. Therefore, "arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached.”

“If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.”

“Hell isn’t some fiery pit “down there.” It’s right here on Earth, in every dirty city, every yawning town.”

“In the end, you write the book that grabs you by the throat and demands to be written.”

“This is love if it's not with you, a terrible fiery something that makes people look away, and it feels like a punch in the throat.”