Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe.

The only thing one can give an artist is leisure in which to work. To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation.

I did not enter into silence. Silence captured me.

No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents.

Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that's been foisted on to him.

The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is the truth.

Better mendacities Than the classics in paraphrase! Some quick to arm, some for adventure, some from fear of weakness, some from fear of censure, some for love of slaughter, in imagination, learning later . . . some in fear, learning love of slaughter; Died some, pro patria, non "dulce" non "et decor" . walked eye-deep in hell believing in old men's lies, the unbelieving came home, home to a lie.