“Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.”

“Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.”

“Life's accumulation is more discouraging than life itself, when stirred up.”

“A despot doesn't fear eloquent writers preaching freedom-he fears a drunken poet may crack a joke that will take hold.”

“An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but who has escaped the terrible desire to write.”

“English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.”

“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”