John

“There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.”
― Willa Cather, My Ántonia

“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.”
― Henry Miller

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
― H.L. Mencken, On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe