I was in a maze. No matter which way I turned, it was the wrong way.

An idea you have might not be original. But by creating a novel out of that idea you can make it original.

The hand of God creates; it does not conceal.

The truth is a young maiden as modest as she is beautiful, and therefore she is always seen cloaked.

We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.

Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow.

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.