“Dualism... Without it there can hardly be good literature. With it, there most certainly can be no good life.”

“Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.”

“My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.”

“For Kant one can be both good and stupid; but for Aristotle stupidity of a certain kind precludes goodness.”

“Life is about the good and the bad. Good is easy. Bad is hard. Finding a way to make good from the bad is the secret. The few who discover the ability within themselves--nothing can stand in their way of happiness.”

“No one who loves life can ignore literature, and no one who loves literature can ignore life.”