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To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world.
Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist.
To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.
The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.
The soldier's body becomes a stock of accessories that are not his property.
Of course, a sign doesn't mean anything unless you know how to interpret it.
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
You'd better name yourself, because, if you don't others will do it for you.
I am a bleak heroism of words that refuse to be buried alive with the liars.
The sixties were characterized by a heady belief in instantaneous solutions.
It does not pay to cherish symbols when the substance lies so close at hand.
The more I use my strength in the service of my vision the less I am afraid.
what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority
Part of me believes that love is more valuable when you have to work for it.
The spiritual is whatever allows us to notice the miraculous nature of life.
He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.
Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end
Man is born a barbarian, and only raises himself above the beast by culture.
Analysing comedy is like dissecting a frog. Nobody laughs and the frog dies.
But I feel vanity is a part of art and the non-vain are really non-artistic.
The only difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is varying degrees of 'umph'
This planet is for everyone, borders are for no one. It's all about freedom.
Love is mutually feeding each other, not one living on another like a ghoul.
A discipline I have observed is an attitude of love and reverence to people.
Who knows what women can be when they are finally free to become themselves?
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.
To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.
You are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic.
If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you'll please nobody.
Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.
Courage is the moment when an ordinary being becomes an extraordinary being.
If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy.
My ideal goal is to "mature" into childhood. That would be genuine maturity.
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.
The woman named Tomorrow sits with a hairpin in her teeth and takes her time
Tell me if the lovers are losers... tell me if any get more than the lovers.
I worry that free imagination is overvalued, and I think this carries risks.
I love a big book, but it's what most people like which makes commerce sing.
Minimizing exposure to miserable people is nothing short of a life strategy.
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved?
It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge.
Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.
Our wealth is often a snare to ourselves, and always a temptation to others.
Only fools think they're wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.
The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel.
It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.
I believe in a different kind of magic. The kind we make between each other.
The excitement I get from writing is finding out each day what happens next.
Perhaps second-hand cares, like second-hand clothes, come easily off and on.