“The tragedy of life is not that man loses but that he almost wins.”

“Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.”

“I doubt whether the world holds for any one a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice-cream.”

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”

“The tragedy of life is not that man loses but that he almost wins.”

“The swaggering underemphasis of New England.”

“As the dragon charged it released huge clouds of hissing steam through its nostrils. It was almost as if a gigantic teapot had gone mad.”

“Let's see," mused the dragon, "that doesn't tell us much, does it? What sort of a word is this? Is it an epithet, do you think?"Gawaine could do no more than nod."Why, of course," exclaimed the dragon, "reactionary Republican.”

“With the suggestion of a compromise Gawaine mustered up enough courage to speak."What will you do if I surrender?" he asked."Why, I'll eat you," said the dragon."And if I don't surrender?""I'll eat you just the same.”

“He was of the mold from which great men are made. Having said of anything 'Let it be done' he at once felt not only that it was accomplished, but that he had done it himself.”