It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir.

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There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it...

There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it...

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American...

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not the sum of all...

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

If men cease to believe that they will one day become gods then they will...

The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way

The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who...

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who...

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not...

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor....

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor....

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

We create our fate every day we liveWe create our fate every day we live

We create our fate every day we liveWe create our fate every day we live

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.