There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space.

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.