I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos.

... a fellow can't predict what he will pick up in the form of influence.

A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

I am something of a crank about sleep, for if I get seven and a quarter hours instead of eight I feel afflicted and drag myself around, although there's nothing really wrong with me. It's just another idea. That's how it is with my ideas; they seem to get strong while I weaken.

...is the carbon molecule lined with thought?

One must bear in mind the odd angle or slant that the rays of love have to take in order to reach a heart like mine.

I am more stupid about some things than others; not equally stupid in all directions; I am not a well-rounded person.