Every one of course represents the spirit of his age, but there is an eternal aspect of the Spirit of every age which may be caught. To recreate the past from the mutilated fragments of the present is the task of the Historian.

The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great.

I live in terror of not being misunderstood.

A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.

There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.

I am sorry my life is so marred and maimed by extravagance. But I cannot live otherwise. I, at any rate, pay the penalty of suffering.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise