"One of the definitions of gnome in the dictionary is: “don’t take no shit.” Double negative! It doesn’t even make sense, but it’s in the dictionary!"

"

oh me! oh life! … the question, o me! so sad, recurring —
what good amid these, o me, o life?

Answer.
that you are here — that life exists and identity, that
the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

"

"I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs."

"Happiness is absorption, being entirely yourself and entirely in one place. That is the chapel that we crave."