There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.

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But there are other things than dissipation that thicken the features. Tears, for example.

But there are other things than dissipation that thicken the features. Tears, for example.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the...

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the...

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate...

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate...

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the...

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the...

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the...

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the...

Humanity is never more sphinxlike than when it is expressing itself.

Humanity is never more sphinxlike than when it is expressing itself.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between...

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between...

The memory, experiencing and re-experiencing, has such power over one's mere personal life, that one...

The memory, experiencing and re-experiencing, has such power over one's mere personal life, that one...

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are...

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are...

I write books to find out about things.

I write books to find out about things.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space

Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space

The American struggle for the vote was much more difficult than the English for the...

The American struggle for the vote was much more difficult than the English for the...

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not...

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not...

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate...

I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate...

Journalism is the ability to meet the challenge of filling space.

Journalism is the ability to meet the challenge of filling space.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication,...

And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication,...