Loneliness is a strange gift.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

The beginner should approach style warily, realizing that it is himself he is approaching, no other; and he should begin by turning resolutely away from all devices that are popularly believed to indicate style - all mannerisms, tricks, adornments. The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.

Life is like writing with a pen. You can cross out your past but you can't erase it.

Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.