...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.

We should not think of conversion as the acceptance of a particular creed, but as a change of heart.

I, who have never heard a sound, tell you there is no silence, and I, who have never seen a ray of light, tell you there is no darkness.

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend.

Ideas without action are useless.

The few who profit from the labor of the masses want to organize the workers into an army which will protect the interests of the capitalists.

If we do not like our work, and do not try to get happiness out of it, we are a menace to our profession as well as to ourselves.