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 | "The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from
that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which
may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties
are heard above." | |
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Found in the topic Art.
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| "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising." | |
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Found in the topic Destiny.
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| "Two weeks before his death, a friend asked him half jokingly if he
had discovered any meaning in life. "Yes," he replied, "there is a
meaning; at least, for me, there is one thing that matters ? to set a
chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people."" | |
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Found in the topic Unsorted.
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| "Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones
who will be writing about you." | |
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Found in the topic Age.
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| "We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and
embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy" | |
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Found in the topic Illusions.
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| "Our memories are card indexes ? consulted, and then and then
returned in disorder, by authorities whom we do not control." | |
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Found in the topic Memory.
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| "Better to write for yourself and have no public, than write for the
public and have no self." | |
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Found in the topic Writing.
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