There are only a few bits of absolute knowledge in the world, people can learn only one or two fundamental facts about each other, the rest is decoration and prejudice.

Death cancels our engagements, but it does not affect the consequences of our acts in life.

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

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

I think I've only spent about ten percent of my energies on writing. The other ninety percent went to keeping my head above water.

Evil is dull, that is the worst of it.

Love must be learned and learned again; There is no end.