To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing.

When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write.

The magazine publishing industry owes John a debt. And I think the best way to repay that debt is to build on his legacy. And to further the cause of diversity on our pages, on our mastheads, in our executive offices and in our board rooms,

There are three difficulties in authorship: to write anything worth publishing, to find honest men to publish it, and to find sensible men to read it.

The Southern character is opposed to haste. Safety is of more worth than speed, and there is no hurry.

I had, early in life, a love for staging, but it is fast dying out. Nine hours over a rough road are enough to root out the most passionate love of that kind.