Every child, everywhere; in the whole world there was not one child who was not gravely, sweetly dancing.
Nathanael WestPrayers for the condemned man will be offered on an adding machine. Numbers constitute the only universal language.
Nathanael WestArt Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths are choked with the dรฉbris of failure, look for newer and fresher paths. Art is just such a path. Art is distilled from suffering.
Nathanael WestNo dream ever entirely disappears. Somewhere it troubles some unfortunate person and some day, when that person has been sufficiently troubled, it will be reproduced on the lot.
Nathanael West