"Usually, it is man who attacks; as for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate."

"Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship."

"I don't call myself a poet because I don't like the word."

"The legion has taken the place of the club — the famous Cincinnati Literary Club — in my affections.... The military circles are interested in the same things with myself, and so we endure, if not enj…"

"To me, pluralism means diversity, and diversity is at the very heart of Canada. It is who we are and what we do. We do it better than anyone else on Earth. So well, in fact, that we often take it for …"