Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

Can they feel, I wonder, those white silent people we call the dead?

Even before I met you I was far from indifferent to you.

I write because it gives me the greatest possible artistic pleasure to write. If my work pleases the few I am gratified. As for the mob, I have no desire to be a popular novelist. It is far too easy.

The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are worn very high, just at present.

The answers are all out there, we just need to ask the right questions.

God grant me the serenity to accept that people are ignorant, the courage to uphold the law when I'm hostile, & the wisdom to realize that murder is illegal.