Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

The extraneous duties, in a sense, were the job.

I'd realized that in writing happiness is useless-without suffering there is no story.

I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.

I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity.

The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning.

We actually need intelligent doubt and skepticism; they protect us against mistaken views and propaganda.

I am a woman above everything else.

No, no, no. There's no such thing as cheap and cheerful. It's cheap and nasty & expensive and cheerful.

One of the best lessons I've ever gotten in my life is to anticipate nothing because it's always worse in your head than it really is.

No one knows what to do with you, girlie.