The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written as with a sunbeam in the whole volume of human nature by the hand of the divinity itself and can never be erased.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
I have a bit of a rebellious nature.
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
