We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.

The poet should seize the Particular, and he should, if there be anything sound in it, thus represent the Universal.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Create, artist, do not talk.

Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity, correctness. The greatest writer of all times. God's most astonishing creation.

He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to death and no one thanks him for it.

To make something you have to be something.