It was from the artists and poets that the pertinent answers came, and I know that panic would have broken loose had they been able to compare notes.

There were nameless horrors abroad; and no matter how little one might be able to get at them, one ought tp stand prepared for any sort of action at any time.

To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.

If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.

If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!

In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that my present position will create a natural doubt of the authenticity of my narrative.

If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and the refinement and pure ideals of the Victorians.