... a man is a very important thing-maybe more important than a star.

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

I have starved and it isn't nearly as bad as is generally supposed. Four days and a half was my longest stretch. Maybe there are pains that come later. Personally I think terror is the painful part of starvation.

The first grave. Now we're getting someplace. Houses and children and graves, that's home, Tom. Those are the things that hold a man down.

It is a time of quiet joy, the sunny morning. When the glittery dew is on the mallow weeds, each leaf holds a jewel which is beautiful if not valuable. This is no time for hurry or for bustle. Thoughts are slow and deep and golden in the morning.

You must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous.

If you are in love-that's a good thing-that's about the best thing that can happen to anyone.