When I didn't argue he was satisfied he had persuaded me, and was not the first to make that mistake.

There are times when the most practical thing is to lie down.

Death deserves dignity.

A person either creates or destroys. There is no neutrality.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die, I hide, I want. Faster, much faster than any man could make the tally.

I’ve had all the monstrosity I want.