“These are days of special perplexity and depression, and the path of public duty is unusually rugged.”
“In life one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day - or to celebrate each special day.”
“The paths to mountain peaks are ever rugged, but men reach the summits.”
“Melancholy is an intimate aspect of human nature, while depression, like any other illness, creates fear and perplexity. Melancholy can displayed, depression is usually hidden. When transformed into a depression, melancholy becomes a defeat.”
“I once got attacked by a bearskin rug, two days before it was a rug.”
“One reads for pleasure...it is not a public duty.”