“The ultimate function of literature is to appreciate the world, sometimes indignantly, sometimes sorrowfully, but best of all to praise when it is luckily possible.”
“...a little "appreciation" sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious "bringing up" in the world.”
“Sometimes memory tricks you. Sometimes beauty is best when it's distant.”
“Sometimes it's best to take things down and start all over again. It's the way of the world.”
“The world is full of impossibilities - some beautiful, some terrible - but sometimes, when you least expect it, they can become possible.”
“...God sometimes sends flowers -but I like it best when he darkens the sky and lights up an infinitude of worlds...”