I want to live in a world capital or the howling wilderness.

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own.

Mexican writer and diplomat, "Pasado en claro" ("A Draft of Shadows") You learn something the day you die. You learn how to die.

We pity people too often for the wrong reasons.

I want to go and see the world. I want to know the world like the palm of my hand.

Be bold, and try not to fall in love with your faults. Don't be so afraid of giving yourself away, either, for if yo write, you must. And if you can't face that, better not write.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.