"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."

"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…"

"Everyone loses in war, even the winners."

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