Richard Harding Davis quotes

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way. (Richard Harding Davis)
All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army. View quote
Richard Harding Davis
Morocco as it is is a very fine place spoiled by civilization. View quote
Richard Harding Davis
As soon as she gets her divorce one of us is going to marry her. We don't know which. She is about as beautiful a woman as I ever saw, and very witty and well-informed, but it would cost a good deal to keep her in diamonds. View quote
Richard Harding Davis
Creede is built of new pine boards and lies between two immense mountains covered with pines and snow. View quote
Richard Harding Davis
Of course, the idea of a six months' holiday is enough to make anyone laugh at anything, but I find that besides that I was a good deal harassed and run down, and I am glad to cut off from everything and start fresh. I feel miserably selfish about it all the time. View quote
Richard Harding Davis
Portugal is a high hill with a white watch tower on it flying signal flags. It is apparently inhabited by one man who lives in a long row of yellow houses with red roofs, and populated by sheep who do grand acts of balancing on the side of the hill. View quote
Richard Harding Davis