A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he is. It has nothing to do with the fact that other people want what they want.

They have been eating muffins. That looks like repentance

It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it.

True friends stab you in the front.

It is not the prisoners who need reformation, it is the prisons.

One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.

I have the kiss of Walt Whitman still on my lips