Women, like men, ought to have their years so glutted with freedom that they hate the very idea of freedom.

The public, as a whole, finds reassurance in longevity, and, after the necessary interlude of reaction, is disposed to recognize extreme old age as a sign of excellence. The long-liver has triumphed over at least one of man's initial handicaps: the brevity of life.

I miss you even more than I could have believed; and I was prepared to miss you a good deal.

Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming.

Prose is a poor thing, a poor inadequate thing, compared with poetry which says so much more in shorter time.

Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.

For a young man to start his career with a love affair with an older woman was quite de rigueur ... Of course, it must not go on for too long. An apprenticeship was a very different thing from a career.