To hell with the Church when it becomes a State and the hell with the State when it becomes a Church.

Perhaps wars weren't won anymore. Maybe they went on forever. Maybe it was another Hundred Years' War.

I may not be as stong as I think, but I know many tricks and I have resolution.

The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead and saw a flight of wild ducks etching themselves against the sky over the water, then blurring, then etching again and he knew no man was ever alone on the sea.

All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.

I'm not advocating the strenuous life for everyone or trying to say it's the choice form of life. Anyone who's had the luck or misfortune to be an athlete has to keep his body in shape. The body and mind are closely coordinated. Fattening of the body can lead to fattening of the mind. I would be tempted to say that it can lead to fattening of the soul, but I don't know anything about the soul.

All you need to do is write truly and not care about what the fate of it is.