The only way to even approach doing something perfectly is through experience, and experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

It is awfully hard work doing nothing. However, I don't mind hard work when there is no definite object of any kind. To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing.

I treated Art as the supreme reality and life as a mere mode of fiction.

Don't use big words. They mean so little.

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.

Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning.

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.