There is an applause superior to that of the multitudes: one's own.
I didn't even breathe.
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
When you make a world tolerable for yourself, you make a world tolerable for others.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.
Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.