But every man has a devil, and a man of unusual quality, like yourself, Ramsay, has an unusual devil. You must get to know your personal devil.
Mankind cannot endure perfection; it stifles him. He demands that even the saints should cast a shadow.
God is subtle, but He is not cruel.
Even when I finish a book, I’m never sure whether it is good or rubbish.
If you don’t hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you’ll get.
This is one of the cruelties of the theatre of life; we all think of ourselves as stars and rarely recognize it when we are indeed mere supporting characters.
I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear.