My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if...

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if...

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how...

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how...

Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling...

Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling...

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose

But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Moonlight is sculpture.

Moonlight is sculpture.

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

Sunlight is painting.

Sunlight is painting.

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which,...

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which,...

Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their...

Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their...

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Writing is thinking on paper.

I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot...

I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot...

Writing is very much a playground; an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I...

Writing is very much a playground; an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I...