Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.

That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, read more

There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. read more

Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a read more

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.