“I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit”
“The average age (longevity) of a meat eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still work as hard as ever. I have lived quite long enough and am trying to die; but I simply cannot do it. A single beef-steak would finish me; but I cannot bring myself to swallow it. I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism.”
“I am willing to witness my fears.”
“Do you know that I am afraid that good people do a great deal of harm in this world? Certainly the greatest harm they do is that they make badness of such extraordinary importance.”
“I am a slow reader, and fast eater; I wish it were the other way around.”
“I am madness maddened when it comes to books, writers, and the great granary silos where their wits are stored.”