It's rather nice to think of oneself as a sailor bending over the map of one's mind and deciding where to go and how to go. The great thing to remember is we can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough.

The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.

Life never become a habit to me. It's always a marvel.

I love this place; I love mountains and big skies and forests. And the weather is still supremely beautiful even though the lower peaks are powdered with fresh snow. But Heavens! What sun. It never has an ending. I am basking at this minute - half past four - too hot without a hat, & the sky is that transparent blue only to be seen in autumn - the forest trees steeped in light.

Whatever happens I have had these blissful, perfect moments and they are worth living for.

The ostrich burying its head in the sand does at any rate wish to convey the impression that its head is the most important part of it.

... I'd always rather be with people who loved me too little rather than with people who loved me too much.