Eden Phillpotts

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.