Words should be only the clothes, carefully custom-made to fit the thought.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider.

If money does not make you happy, give it back

I am afraid I shall not find him, but I shall still look for him, for if he exists, he may be appreciative of my efforts.

The less I understand life, the more I live it!

Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.