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

A human soul devoid of longing was a soul deformed, deprived of its highest good, sick unto death.

Fun comes hard - like, alas, its prarens, pleasure and happiness, whom we have to pursue.

Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke.

I am deeply moved when I write. I get turned on by it. I've never used any drugs for stimulation. I don't use words loosely. When I'm working and the right word comes, there is an answering resonance within me. There is also a hardness of intention that goes with it. There is no idleness in it.

Death is the dark backing a mirror needs if we are to see anything

I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.