The tragedy of journalism lies in its impermanence; the very topicality which gives it brilliance condemns it to an early death. Too often it is a process of flinging bright balloons in the path of the hurricane, a casting of priceless petals upon the rushing surface of a stream.

College is a secluded life of scholastic vegetation

Venice is all sea and sculpture.

Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.

So many people seem to imagine that because the actual tools of writing are easily accessible, it is less difficult than the other arts. This is entirely an illusion.

Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; / I am your friend, but never your possession.

The best prose is written by authors who see their universe with a poet’s eyes.