To the right, books; to the left, a tea-cup. In front of me, the fireplace; behind me, the post. There is no greater happiness than this.

  "The time we enjoy wasting is usually a good indicator of our real values... The best things in life feel like we feel when we waste our time!"

Contentment is the greatest treasure.

It is easier to say what we believe, than to be what we believe.       

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private.

There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work and become stargazers.

Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought.

I wish I were either rich enough or poor enough to do a lot of things that are impossible in my present comfortable circumstances.