No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.
When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".
Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.
Experience is valuable only when it has brought suffering and when the suffering has left its mark upon both body and mind.