"Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from t..." — D. H. Lawrence

Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.

There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding to it, shaping it; and one's religion is never complete and final, it seems, but must always be undergoing modification.

Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.