Time can be such a menace to a man. By this age do that; by that age do better.

Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream.

What is the difference between grief and mourning? Mourning has company.

Do not keep company with people who speak of careers. Not only are such people uninteresting in themselves; they also have no interest in anything interesting. . . . Keep company with people who are interested in the world outside themselves. The one who never asks you what you are working on; who never inquires as to the success of your latest project; who never uses the word career as a noun -- he is your friend.

If a man spends enough time in a library, he may actually change his mind. I have seen it happen.

A five-year old is in a pretty good position to assess who is beautiful and who is not. Removed from the confusions of sexuality, he or she can judge a face as a face.

Only by moving in the direction you least trust can you be saved