I believe that one can aspire to as much as one wants to.
I am actually a terrible coward. Fear is a constant fact of my life.
I can't think of any sentiment which is finer than being in a position to give people something they like. I love giving, I am rather embarrassed at receiving.
Poetry says the things that I can't say. I read a lot, but I never write it.
Life is so short, it seems careless not to use it all.
Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation.