It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.
You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.
Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
I said to myself, I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me - shapes and ideas so near to me - so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn't occurred to me to put them down. I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.