“I feel pity for him, and that is a poor sign of love.”
“But you must give him some sign, some sign that you love him... or he'll never be a man. All his life he'll feel guilty and alone unless you release him.”
“God pity the poor novelist.”
“I feel the deepest, heartfelt pity for any adult who has never been in love.”
“For man is essentially alone, and one should pity him and love him and grieve with him.”
“I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language.”