“It's hard to use the English language. I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.”
“You don't believe in the soul until you feel it straining to escape the body.”
“Don't be afraid to ask if you're on the right train.”
“Careful, Arturo Bandini: don't strain your eyesight, remember what happened to Tarkington, remember what happened to James Joyce.”
“One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God.”