In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

I will never again go to people under false pretenses even if it is to give them the Holy Bible. I will never again sell anything, even if I have to starve. I am going home now and I will sit down and really write about people.

Jump off. You are a protected individual. Do not fear.

At the bottom of every frozen heart there is a drop or two of love―just enough to feed the birds.

I made up my mind that I would hold onto nothing, that I would expect nothing.

We create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.

My understanding of the meaning of a book is that the book itself disappears from sight, that it is chewed alive, digested and incorporated into the system as flesh and blood which in turn creates new spirit and reshapes the world.