“The true aristocracy and the true proletariat of the world are both in understanding with tragedy. To them it is the fundamental principle of God, and the key,the minor key,to existence. They diffe...”

“The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the ocean.”

“After a little while you became aware of how still it was out here. Now, looking back on my life in Africa, I feel like it might altogether be described as the existence of a person who had come fr...”

“I think it will be truly glorious when women become real people and have the whole world open to them.”

“Man reaches the highest point of lovableness at 12 to 17 - to get it back in a second flowering at the age of 70 to 90.”

“I don't think that ... one gets a flash of happiness once and never again it is there within you and it will come as certainly as death....”

“I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.”

“Original sin is a self-initiating act because it evidences human free will. If humanity were devoid of free will, it would relegate humankind to living by instinct. A person who lives by instinct m...”

“Youll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road ...”