Although there may be nothing new under the sun, what is old is new to us and so rich and astonishing that we never tire of it. If we do tire of it, if we lose our curiosity, we have lost something of infinite value, because to a high degree it is curiosity that gives meaning and savour to life.

A man must be obedient to the promptings of his innermost heart.

There are times when I think that the reading I have done in the past has had no effect except to cloud my mind and make me indecisive

I came at last to a recognition of myself as, in part, a Tom Sawyer who wanted everything done according to the rules of romantic fiction, and complicated simple solutions with his absurd adolescent, book-born nonsense.

The pleasures of love are for those who are hopelessly addicted to another living creature.

On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us.

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand in my affairs.