“What a horror it would have been if the world was real, because if the world was real, it would be immortal.”

“...do you think God made the world to amuse himself because he was bored? Because if so he would have to be mean.”

“The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is.”

“a choleric, red-faced, pudgy hater of everything, who could turn on the warmest and most charming smile in the world when real life confronted him sweetly in the night.”

“...we all must admit that everything is fine and there's no need in the world to worry, and in fact we should realize what it would mean to us to UNDERSTAND that we're not REALLY worried about ANYTHING.”

“My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women's feet and asked for forgiveness. ”

“I was having a wonderful time and the whole world opened up before me because I had no dreams.”