I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.

Painting is like child birth you forget how hard it is until you do it again. read more

• Thought Painting Like Child Birth Forget How Hard Do Again

The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past. read more

• Thought Challenge Unknown Future Much More Exciting Stories Accomplished Past

Youth is wholly experimental. read more

• Thought Youth Wholly Experimental

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence read more

• Thought Life Fortified by Many Friendships Love Loved Greatest Happiness Existence

Trust is like a sticker, once removed, it does not sticky anymore as it did before. read more

• Thought Trust Like Sticker Once Removed Does Sticky Anymore Did Before

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. read more

• Thought Ah Distinctly Remember Bleak December Separate Dying Ember Wrought Its Ghost Upon Floor

Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard. read more

• Thought Believe Exists Such Dilemma Which Gentleman Placed Forced Reply Blackguard

There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion. read more

• Thought Exquisite Beauty Without Some Strangeness Proportion

Thank Heaven! the crisis --The danger, is past, and the lingering illness, is over at last --, and the fever called ""Living"" is conquered at last. read more

• Thought Thank Heaven Crisis Danger Past Lingering Illness Over Last Fever Called Living Conquered

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. read more

• Thought Man Real Life Happy Chiefly Expecting Soon