There is no misery quite so wearing as the misery of a false position. It seems to slay the body and the soul.

To die for one's great ideas is glorious - and easy. The horror is to outlive them. That is our worst capability.

Talking to you is only thinking to myself - made easier.

An artist is a person who thinks more than there is to think, feels more than there is to feel, and sees more than there is to see.

In life there are no Unities, but three Incomprehensibles: Destiny, Man, and Woman.

If the gods have no sense of humor they must weep a great deal.

Men astonish themselves far more than they astonish their friends.