I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation. - William Somerset Maugham

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. ... They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

The isn't only a sunny place for shady people.

The man I am writing about is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water. But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.