Selfishness is the only real atheism.

The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition.

O God... make me a child again, even before I die; give me back the simple faith, the clear vision of the child that holds its father's hand.

There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is, that they forget it is growing. The second is, that they like it. The third is, that it comes cheaper; they wear it long for the same reason they wear their hats long.

Artistic truth is for me literally the highest truth: art may seize the essence of persons and movements no less truly, and certainly far more vitally, than a scientific generalization unifies a chaos of phenomena. Time and Space are only the conditions through which spiritual facts struggle. Hence I have here and there permitted myself liberties with these categories.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

I hate French poetry. What measured glitter!