The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.

The near end of the street was rather dark and had mostly vegetable shops. Abundance of vegetables - piles of white and green fennel, like celery, and great sheaves of young, purplish, sea-dust-coloured artichokes . . . long strings of dried figs, mountains of big oranges, scarlet large peppers, a large slice of pumpkin, a great mass of colours and vegetable freshness. . . .

I think I am much too valuable a creature to offer myself to a German bullet gratis and for fun.

The deadly Hydra now is the hydra of Equality. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity is the three-fanged serpent.

In masturbation there is nothing but loss.

And every true artist is the salvation of every other. But only artists produce for each other the world that is fit to live in.

But then peace, peace! I am so mistrustful of it: so much afraid that it means a sort of weakness and giving in.