I used to be very revolutionary, but now I think that nothing can be gained by brute force. People must be drawn to good by goodness.

A conscious attempt to fall asleep is sure to produce insomnia, to try to be conscious of one's own digestion is a sure way to upset the stomach. Consciousness is a poison when we apply it to ourselves. Consciousness is a light directed outward. it's like the headlights on a locomotive—turn them inward and you'd have a crash.

But what are pity, conscience, or fear To the brazen pair, compared With the living sorcery Of their hot embraces?

She was here on earth to make sense of its wild enchantments.

I love you wildly, insanely, infinitely.

Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people's songs.

They don't ask much of you. They only want you to hate the things you love and to love the things you despise.