You have, like the external world, your own phenomena inside.
Do we always, always to the point of misery, do a thing?
... a fellow can't predict what he will pick up in the form of influence.
A human soul devoid of longing was a soul deformed, deprived of its highest good, sick unto death.
There are times when the most practical thing is to lie down.
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.'