Saturday 11 September 2010

Quotes

 I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

 Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.

 An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven't been done before.

 Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

 I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

 I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

 I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

 If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

 A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.
Mark Twain

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Albert Einstein

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

Dorothy Parker

Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it.

Moses Hadas

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

Sir Arthur Helps

Gyet

The name Hayden is a bit unsuitable. I've made some thought about it, and voila. Hayden would be the covered mask. Gyet is the real person