It's almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.

They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind of meaning which stretches not only forward in the book but stems from before in the book.

The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

A book is like a man - clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun.

Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.