Intuition attracts those who wish to be spiritual without any bother, because it promises a heaven where the intuitions of others can be ignored.

The crime of suicide lies rather in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.

'A friend,' he repeated, sentimental suddenly. 'Someone to last your whole life and you his. I suppose such a thing can't really happen outside sleep.'

Are not beauty and delicacy the same?

I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

I'm a holy man minus the holiness. Hand that on to your three spies, and tell them to put it in their pipes.

It makes a difference doesn't it, whether we fully fence ourselves in, or whether we are fenced out by the barriers of others?