The living moment is everything.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Do come back and draw the ferrets, they are the most lovely noble darlings in the world.

The weakness of modern tragedy[is that] transgression against the social code is made to bring destruction, as though the social code worked our irrevocable fate.

You're always begging things to love you," he said, "as if you were a beggar for love. Even the flowers, you have to fawn on them--

Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.

Sleep is a hint of lovely oblivion.