Everything That Is Exact Is Short.

Professional Critics Are Incapable Of Distinguishing And Appreciating Either Diamonds In The Rough Or Gold In Bars. They Are Traders, And In Literature Know Only The Coins That Are Current. Their Critical Lab Has Scales And Weights, But Neither Crucible Or Touchstone.

The Voice Is A Human Sound Which Nothing Inanimate Can Perfectly Imitate. It Has An Authority And An Insinuating Property Which Writing Lacks. It Is Not Merely So Much Air, But Air Modulated And Impregnated With Life.

The Idea Of The Nest In The Bird's Mind, Where Does It Come From?

Religion Is Fire Which Example Keeps Alive, And Which Goes Out If Not Communicated.

The Mind's Direction Is More Important Than Its Progress.