We welcome passion, for the mind is briefly let off duty.

We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed.

It does not undo harm to acknowledge that we have done it; but it undoes us not to acknowledge it.

How tired God must be of guilt and loneliness, for that is all we ever bring to Him.

Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.

Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do French-fried potatoes; so do your children.

Surrounded by people who love life, you love it too; surrounded by people who don't, you don't.