Only the familiar transformed by genius is truly great.

Man is not the creature of circumstances$$$ circumstances are the creatures of men.

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure$$$ and generally create ourselves.

Experience is the child of thought$$$ and thought is the child of action.

Quit trying to fix your life. Deal with your one big issue.

These are our few live seasons. Let us live them as purely as we can$$$ in the present.

I am a fugitive and a vagabond$$$ a sojourner seeking signs.

I come down to the water to cool my eyes. But everywhere I look I see fire; that which isn't flint is tinder$$$ and the whole world sparks and flames.

The secret is not to write about what you love best$$$ but about what you$$$ alone$$$ love at all.

He is careful of what he reads$$$ for that is what he will write. He is careful of what he learns$$$ for that is what he will know.