In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.

Adjectives are the potbelly of poetry.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.

Composing mortals with immortal fire.

The definition of prayer is paying careful and concentrated attention to something other than your own constructions.

The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen.

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.