Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.

I love the silent hour of night,For blissful dreams may then arise,Revealing to my charmed sight – What may not bless my waking eyes. read more

• Good night Love Silent Hour Night for Blissful Dreams Arise Revealing Charmed Sight What Bless Waking Eyes

Isn"t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation? read more

• Thought Amazing How Much Stuff Get Done Day Before Vacation

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God"s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times. read more

• Thought Faith Living Daring Confidence God Grace Sure Certain Man Stake Life Thousand Times

The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are. read more

• Thought Use Traveling Regulate Imagination Reality Instead Thinking How Things See Them They

I"m astounded by people who want to "know" the universe when it"s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown. read more

• Thought Astounded by People Want Universe Hard Enough Find Way Around Chinatown

Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. read more

• Thought Any Fool Carry Wise Man Knows How Shorten Sail Time

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. read more

• Thought Wants Persuade Put Trust Right Argument Word Power Sound Been Greater Sense

Only in men"s imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. read more

• Thought Men Imagination Does Every Truth Find Effective Undeniable Existence Invention Supreme Master Art Life

A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. read more

• Thought Belief Supernatural Source Evil Necessary Men Alone Quite Capable Every Wickedness

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory. read more

• Thought Vanity Plays Lurid Tricks Our Memory