There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one…

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San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

I wrote a thousand words every day

I wrote a thousand words every day

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

One cannot violate the promptings of one's nature without having that nature recoil upon itself.

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the...

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every...

Affluence means influence.

Affluence means influence.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs...

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs...

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than...