“My poor body, madam, requires it: I am driven on by the flesh; and he must needs go that the devil drives.”
“I must get my soul back from you; I am killing my flesh without it.”
“For I must get back my soul from you; I am killing my flesh without it.”
“A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil.”
“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
“All parts of his body, the circuit and flesh, required rest. Not that anything had gone wrong.”