no one is more trustworthy than the repentant sinner who has been found out.

I feel I must fight for [my music], because I want women to turn their minds to big and difficult jobs; not just to go on hugging the shore, afraid to put out to sea.

The charms of seclusion are seldom combined with the conveniences of civilization.

crawling about the floor like half-dead November flies is one thing, and dancing reels another.

when I came to know Greek art I instantly understood that excess and perfection are enemies; yet on the other hand this world and the millions of worlds around us live by fire ... !

acceptance is an art that must be mastered if we want to keep our friends for the span of life that remains to us, and presently step off the stage with our self-respect intact.

if you take passionate interest in a subject, it is hard not to believe yourself specially equipped for it.

I can imagine nothing more tiresome than always to speak of people as if they were listening at the door.

the majority of critical, and plenty of uncritical, readers find quotations a bore.

[On golf:] ... though aware I could never be more than a humble potterer, it was impossible to repress the wild upsurgings of hope known to all middle-aged beginners.

My biggest fear is forgetting why I fell in love with writing. My biggest dream is never allowing that to happen.

Are you willing to forgo your salvation for a cause which seems righteous?

In memory, she lived and moved and laughed, but all that a photograph could offer was one frozen moment of a life.

Reality is God-centered and all human beings are worshipers, whether or not they are conscious of this reality and its implications.

The power of storytelling is to free us from isolation, shame, and whatever the situation.

Death opens unknown doors. It is most grand to die.

A new wound makes all the old ones ache again.

With every character, you alter, you can’t be attached to your own identity.

The thing you resist is the thing you need to hear the most.

Libertad no es hacer lo que queremos hacer sino hacer lo que debemos hacer.