"Death was soon and growing sooner."

"If you only write one book in your whole life, and only sell 600 copies or less, nonetheless, I assure you, I solemnl…"

"Unliving things have no passions, and no memory: mere matter is the amnesia of the universe."

"There was no point in debating the advantages of reality over unreality. There was no reasoning with someone to whom …"

"I cannot describe myself except to say that I am either very vain or very beautiful, and that I hope I am the latter,…"

"This thought had led to the fear that I might pick the wrong God to pray to. I thought that, because praying to the w…"

"It seemed even the smallest exercise of arbitrary authority could go to one’s head like wine. I told myself to rememb…"

"You all think I am a coward, when all I am is polite."

"“Broken oaths are bad luck eggs.” That was so weird, I did not know what to say. So I said, “Eggs?” “They hatch bad l…"

"Sometimes the best in people comes out during emergencies. Sometimes not."