Everybody is original, if he tells the truth, if he speaks from himself. But it must be from his *true* self and not from the self he thinks he *should* be.

Know that it is good to work. Work with love and think of liking it when you do it.

The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny.

it is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come. ... Pour out the dull things on paper too-you can tear them up afterward-for only then do the bright ones come. If you hold back the dull things, you are certain to hold back what is clear and beautiful and true and lively.

The best way to know the Truth or Beauty is to try to express it.

People who try to boss themselves always want (however kindly) to boss other people. They always think they know best and are so stern and resolute about it they are not very open to new and better ideas.

Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two.