“I was so upset that I was so disappointed that I wanted to die at that moment.” My Sweet Orange Tree
“It’s a little gloomy in Prague, I haven’t received any letters, my heart is a little heavy. Of course it’s impossible that a letter could be here already, but explain that to my heart.” Letters To Milena
It has always seemed strange to me ... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. Cannery Row
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. The Critic as Artist
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