Only Passions Can Raise A Man Above

A Friend Loves You For Your Intelligence, A Mistress For Your Charm, But Your Family's Love Is Unreasoning; You Were Born Into It And Are Of Its Flesh And Blood. Nevertheless It Can Irritate You More Than Any Group Of People In The World.

A Man Cannot Free Himself From The Past More Easily Than He Can From His Own Body.

Almost All Great Writers Have As Their Motif, More Or Less Disguised, The Passage From Childhood To Maturity, The Clash Between The Thrill Of Expectation And The Disillusioning Knowledge Of Truth. 'lost Illusion' Is The Undisclosed Title Of Every Novel.

Self-pity Comes So Naturally To All Of Us. The Most Solid Happiness Can Be Shaken By The Compassion Of A Fool.

Only Passions Can Raise A Man Above The Level Of The Animal.