No artist produces great art by a deliberate attempt to express his own personality.

The usual dog about the town is much inclined to play the clown.

I do not know much about gods; but I think that the river Is a strong brown god-sullen, untamed and intractable.

I must tell you that I should really like to think there's something wrong with me- Because, if there isn't, then there's something wrong with the world itself-and that's much more frightening! That would be terrible. So I'd rather believe there is something wrong with me, that could be put right.

Simple and faithless as a smile and shake of the hand.

If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby 'it.'

The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.