"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from d…"

"Grin: — Your true diddler winds up all with a grin. But this nobody sees but himself. He grins when his daily work is done — when his allotted labors are accomplished — at night in his own closet, and…"

"Mr. Mumblethumb"

"It is with literature as with law or empire – an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession."

"Art is to look at not to criticize."