I have really sinned. I am going to pause now, and sit here on the mound repenting in deepest shame.

I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.

Many dogs can understand almost every word humans say, while humans seldom learn to recognize more than half a dozen barks, if that. And barks are only a small part of the dog language. A wagging tail can mean so many things. Humans know that it means a dog is pleased, but not what a dog is saying about his pleasedness.

Everything in the least connected with him has value for me; if someone even mentions his name it is like a little present to me-and I long to mention it myself

Sometimes [the expression] old age has a kind of harrowing beauty. But elderly - ugh!

The Devil's out of fashion.

I have noticed that rooms which are extra clean feel extra cold