We live in an age which is so possessed by demons, that soon we shall only be able to do goodness and justice in the deepest secrecy, as if it were a crime.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

there is nothing bad to fear; once you have crossed that threshold, all is well. Another world, and you do not have to speak

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you're okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don't let them go. People like that are hard to find.

The person I am in the company of my sisters has been entirely different from the person I am in the company of other people. Fearless, powerful, surprising, moved as I otherwise am only when I write.

Utterance does not in principle mean a weakening of conviction--that would not be anything to be deplored--but a weakness of conviction.