Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important.

The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

What is the use of being a little boy if you are growing up to be a man.

In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. This is what makes American what it is.

This joy you feel is life.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.