Robert Louis Stevenson

Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

Every man has a sane spot somewhere.

Being an actor is well paid, but it's a bit like being a circus traveler.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.

America stands for the land of opportunity.