Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.

Doesn't this quote just call up feelings of comfort and home? Comparing friendship to the nest a bird lives in and builds with loving determination reminds me that having a solid relationship takes work and dedication. And yet, when you succeed in crafting a friendship, you can rest in the comfort it provides.

I don't want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.

What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?

I trust you as holy men trust God; you could do nought that was not pure and loving, though the deed might pierce me unto death.

Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning.