What Is Life, But One Long Risk?

Compared With More Emotional Types, Vermonters Seem To Have Few Passions. But Those They Have Are Great And Burning. The Greatest Is Their Conviction That Without Freedom Human Life Is Not Worth Living.

No Vermont Town Ever Let Anybody In It Starve.

Taking Somebody's Sacrifices Is Like Taking Counterfeit Money. You're Only The Poorer.

Almost Anything Is Enough To Keep Alive Someone Who Wishes Nothing For Himself But Time To Write Music.

...there Are Two Ways To Meet Life; You May Refuse To Care Until Indifference Becomes A Habit, A Defensive Armor, And You Are Safe - But Bored. Or You Can Care Greatly, Live Greatly, Until Life Breaks You On Its Wheel.