“England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, an...” — John Burroughs Quote

“England is not a country of granite and marble, but of chalk, marl, and clay.”

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”

“Some of the animals outsee man, outsmell him, outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special powers than his does; but he can outwit them all because he has the resourcefulness of reason and is at home in many different fields.”

“I don't chalk out my career thinking that I want to first do serious drama, then a comedy or an action. I take the best of what's available and only if it interests me.”

“I switched between professions that are like chalk and cheese.”

“I have always held to the theory that too much chalk may be just as bad for a novel as for a knee joint.”