Duty Is What No-one Else Will Do

A Word Of Advice. If, As A Young Man, Student, You Are Tormented By A Desire For Women, It Is Best To Get Out Into The Fresh Air As Much As Possible.

On The Whole, I Think You Should Write Biographies Of Those You Admire And Respect, And Novels About Human Beings Who You Think Are Sadly Mistaken.

I Believe That People Should Write Biographies Only About People They Love, Or Understand, Or Both. Novels, On The Other Hand, Are Often Better If They're About People The Writer Doesn't Like Very Much.

A Good Book Is The Precious Life-blood Of A Master-spirit, Embalmed And Treasured Up On Purpose To A Life Beyond Life, And As Such It Must Surely Be A Necessary Commodity.

Behind Their Dark Glass, The Mad Own Nothing.