| The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children. |
| Literature is the orchestration of platitudes. |
| My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate--that's my philosophy. |
| Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion. |
| Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. |
| I do borrow from other writers, shamelessly I can only say in my defense, like the woman brought before the judge on a charge of kleptomania, I do steal, but, your Honor, only from the very best stores. |
| The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself, 'Oh, now I've got myself into an awful mess I wish I were sitting quietly at home.' And the sign that something's wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. |
| Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. |
