“Cats, no less liquid than their shadows,Offer no angles to the wind.They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholesLess than themselves.”

“More than a shadow and less than a soul.”

“The thought of flight has melted me, I am less solid than liquid, then I'm going up and going invisible like steam.”

“Maybe that's the way to tell the dangerous men from the good ones. A dreamer of the day is dangerous when he believes that others are less: less than their own best selves and certainly less than he is. They exist to follow and flatter him, and to serve his purposes.A true prophet, I suppose, is like a good parent. A true prophet sees others, not himself. He helps them define their own half-formed dreams, and puts himself at their service. He is not diminished as they become more. He offers courage in one hand and generosity in the other.”

“Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.”

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”