If all the people who have been hurt by the war were to exclude joy from their lives, it would almost be as if they had died.

If all the people who have been hurt by the war were to exclude joy from their lives, it would almost be as if they had died.

The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys. Some condition must be found which preserves the life of the nation, but rules out the fatal rivalry among nations.

Pacifism simply is not a matter of calm looking on; it is work, hard work.

As in everything else, I find that age is not good for much, that one becomes deafer and less sensitive. Also, the higher up the mountain you climb, the less of a view you get. A mist closes in and cheats you of the hoped-for and expected opportunity to see far and wide.

There must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the best ages of art that has always been the case. Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius — and I count myself among these — have to restore the lost connection once more.

Growing old is partly an inescapable process of accommodation and adjustment.