He Who Demands Little Gets It.

Idealism, That Gaudy Coloring Matter Of Passion, Fades When It Is Brought Beneath The Trenchant White Light Of Knowledge. Ideals, Like Mountains, Are Best At A Distance.

What Depresses Me Is The Inevitable Way The Second Rate Forges Ahead And The Deserving Is Left Behind.

Give The Young Half A Chance And They Will Create Their Own Future, They Will Even Create Their Own Heaven And Earth.

I Had No Place In Any Coterie, Or In Any Reciprocal Self-advertising. I Stood Alone. I Stood Outside. I Wanted Only To Learn. I Wanted Only To Write Better.

To Drink For Pleasure May Be A Distraction, But To Drink From Misery Is Always A Danger.