Like every book I never wrote, it is by far the best book I have ever written.

“The romantic seeks only to get his head into the heavens. The rationalist seeks…”

“But always, it has been truly said, the savage is talkative about his mythology…”

“The Americans are very patriotic, and wish to make their new citizens patriotic…”

“If grass grows and withers, it can only mean that it is part of a greater thing…”