I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were felt by the whole human race, there would not be one cheerful face left on earth.
The most interesting things are always happening behind one.
It is not enough that I succeed, everyone else must fail.
Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.
The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature, since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.
A middling talent makes for a more serene life.
Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
Music is something you hear in your head, that's all, we shouldn't give it more than it is.
I wonder about all the roads not taken and am moved to quote Frost. . . but won't. It is sad to be able only to mouth other poets. I want someone to mouth me.
He who leads troops has no right to think about himself.
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take choose the bolder.