We care what happens to people only in proportion as we know what people are.

If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.

I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of an artistic process.

Don't try so much to form your character - it's like trying to pull open a tight, tender young rose. Live as you like best and your character will take care of itself.

It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life.

The black and merciless things that are behind the great possessions.

My idea is this, that when you only love a little you're naturally not jealous — or are only jealous also a little, so that it doesn't matter. But when you love in a deeper and intenser way, then you're in the very same proportion jealous; your jealousy has intensity and, no doubt, ferocity.