My face too blind, my mind too limited, my instincts too narrow. But this intensity, doesn't it mean anything?

I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, 'To hell with you.'

She's very pretty but she's honey from the icebox, if you know what I mean. Cold sweets won't spread.

The spirit knows that its growth is the real aim of existence.

I am an American – Chicago born.

We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.

The best and purest human beings, from the beginning of time, have understood that life is sacred.