The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.

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I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck. Im...

Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck. Im...

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

A vow is a snare for sin

A vow is a snare for sin