In my solitude, many miles from men and houses, I am in a childishly happy and carefree state of mind, which you are incapable of understanding unless someone explains it to you

Do not forget, some give little, and it is much for them, others give all, and it costs them no effort; who then has given most?

In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the past, we have arrived.

Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity.

I love three things," I then say. "I love a dream of love I once had, I love you, and I love this patch of earth." "And which do you love best?" "The dream.

But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe.

No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.

A word can be transformed into a coulour, light, a smell; it is the writer's task to use it in such a way that it serves, never fails, can never be ignored.

Love is every bit as violent and dangerous as murder.

But things worked out. Everything works out. Though sometimes they work out sideways.

I stood in the lee of an overhanging rock and thought of many things.

Preserve a sense of proportion in your attitude to everything that pleases you, and make the most of them while they are at their best.

To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.

Christianity not only saves you from sin, but from cynicism.

My father was a pedant and a bully who cared about nobody, and I was not to see him until I was eighteen.

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.

Slander is a complication, a comprisal and sum of all wickedness.

Fixedness of purpose is the root of all successful efforts.

I didn't write. I just wandered about.

Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run.

By dislaiming the idea of a next life, we can take more excitement in this one!