There is no reason why a king should be rich or a rich man should be a king, no reason at all.

It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though occurring not a shock.

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four years older and grinds her teeth at night.

A very important thing is not to make up your mind that you are any one thing.

Everywhere there was somewhere and everywhere there they were men women children dogs cows wild pigs little rabbits cats lizards and animals. That is the way it was. And everybody dogs cats sheep rabbits and lizards and children all wanted to tell ... all about themselves.

You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of the writing in terms of discovery, which is to say that creation must take place between the pen and the paper, not before in a thought or afterwards in a recasting... It will come if it is there and if you will let it come.