Boys like romantic tales; but babies like realistic tales-because they find them romantic.

The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel.

The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life.

Modern broad-mindedness benefits the rich; and benefits nobody else.

In the fairy tale, an incomprehensible happiness rests upon an incomprehensible condition. A box is opened and all evils fly out. A word is forgotten and cities perish. A lamp is lit and love flies away. An apple is eaten and the hope of God is gone.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.

An artist will betray himself by some sort of sincerity.