Eclectic Position

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in a human condition.

And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.

Young people are prone to foolishness & fads; the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.

Live for awhile in the books you love. Learn from them what is worth learning, but above all love them. This love will be returned to you a thousand times over. Whatever your life may become, these books — of this I am certain — will weave through the web of your unfolding. They will be among the strongest of all threads of your experiences, disappointments, and joys.

It seemed to her now that she wanted many more things than the love of one human being - the sea,the sky. She turned again and looked at the distant blue which was so smooth and serene where the sky met the sea; yes,she could not possibly want only one human being.

True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.