Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

The more a man cultivates the arts the less he fornicates. A more and more apparent cleavage occurs between the spirit and the brute.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game and do it by watching first some high-school or small-town teams

Art distills sensation and embodies it with enhanced meaning in a memorable form - or else it is not art.