Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All wishes, whatever their apparent content, have the same and unvarying meaning: "I refuse to be what I am."

No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games.

Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.

Private faces in public places Are wiser and nicer Than public faces in private places.

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.

It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, "What should I write at the age of sixty-four," but never, "What should I write in 1940."