I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.

Peace is its own reward.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.