“It is not society which is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse.”

“Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required.”

“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”

“Do what gives you bliss.”

“What the artist must render is a living moment somehow, a living moment actually in action or an inward experience.”

“Those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country, as the behavior of the country is most mockable at the court.”

“Literature is a comprehensive essence of the intellectual life of a nation.”

“If we tire of the saints, Shakspeare is our city of refuge.”