“Of course, he said, he who is of a certain nature, is like those who areof a certain nature; he who is not, not.”

“He's one of those smart, drifty young people who, after certain deliberations, decides he wants to do Something in the Arts but won't, possibly can't, think in terms of an actual job; who seems to imagine that youth and brains and willingness will simply summon an occupation, the precise and perfect nature of which will reveal itself in its own time.”

“A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.”

“A man who wants to mutilate himself is certainly damned, isn't he?”

“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”

“Shouldn't an important part of discovering yourself be discovering what you family was like? Whichever side you favor in the nature versus nurture argument, who your parents are certainly helped shape who you are.”