It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands.

Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory.

It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars.

From the satisfaction of desire there may arise, accompanying joy and as it were sheltering behind it, something not unlike despair.

Long only for what you have.

Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.

How much more sensuality invites to art than does sentimentality.