M. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.

Nature is a wet place where large numbers of ducks fly overhead uncooked.

Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo character.

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

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.