Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.
Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.
The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.
Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.
Ideas are forces; our acceptance of one determines our reception of others.
Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.