Most men are a little better than their circumstances give them a chance to be.

If you could just ravel out into time. That would be nice. It would be nice if you could just ravel out into time

There is no such thing as was - only is. If was existed, there would be no grief or sorrow.

So the only environment the artist needs is whatever peace, whatever solitude, and whatever pleasure he can get at not too high a cost. All the wrong environment will do is run his blood pressure up; he will spend more time being frustrated or outraged. My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whiskey.

How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.

No one individual can tell the truth.

It's not when you realize that nothing can help you — religion, pride, anything — it's when you realize that you don't need any aid.