When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight.

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can do.

In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous.

I feel, like all modern Americans, no consciousness of sin and simply do not believe in it. All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell. That is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth.

Creative work carries with it a form of intense love.