Death must no longer be either the penalty for prosperity or the consolation of misery. God did not destine it to be either the punishment or the compensation for life.
almost all novels are love stories.
A child motivated by competitive ideals will grow into a man without conscience, shame, or true dignity.
Our work can never be better than we are ourselves.
The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.
a woman, when she is heroic, is not heroic by halves.