“ Gossip is never fatal until it is denied. Gossip goes on about every human being alive and about all the dead that are alive enough to be remembered, and yet almost never does any harm until some defe… Booth Tarkington
“ Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it's shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn't he? When a son cuts somebody's throat the mother only sees it's possible f… Booth Tarkington
“ Is this life?'Alice wondered, not doubting that the question was original and all her own. 'Is it life to spend your time imagining things that aren't so, and never will be? Beautiful things happen to… Booth Tarkington
“ I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization -- that is, in spiritual civilization. It may be that they will not add t… Booth Tarkington
“ No doubt it is true that there is more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repented than over all the saints who consistently remain holy, and the rare, sudden gentlenesses of arrogant people have inf… Booth Tarkington
“ Men were just like sheep, and nothing was easier than for women to set up as shepherds and pen them up in a field. Booth Tarkington
“ We debate sometimes what is to be the future of this nation when we think that in a few years public affairs may be in the hands of the fin-de-siecle gilded youths we see about us during the Christmas… Booth Tarkington
“ Like so many women for whom money has always been provided without their understanding how, she was prepared to be a thorough and irresponsible plunger. Booth Tarkington
“ My theory on literature is an author who does not indulge in trashiness-writes about people you could introduce into your own home...he did not care to read a book or go to a play about people he woul… Booth Tarkington
