“I shut the front door upon Christ and Einstein, and at the back door hold out a welcoming hand to little frogs and periwinkles. I believe nothing of my own that I have ever written. I cannot accept that the products of minds are subject-matter for beliefs.” MindBelieveLittlesMatterHandsBeliefI BelieveChristMy OwnAcceptingWrittenDoorsSubjectsFrontsProductsWelcomeFrogsSubject MatterFront DoorsBack DoorsPeriwinkle Book:Lo! Source: Lo!
“On the whole, however, the conclusions I have drawn from the proofs quoted may, I believe, safely be relied on. Assuredly they will not be disturbed either by the lays of a poet displaying the exaggeration of his craft, or by the compositions of the chroniclers that are attractive at truth's expense; the subjects they treat of being out of the reach of evidence, and time having robbed most of them of historical value by enthroning them in the region of legend.” BelieveMayWholeValuesI BelieveSubjectsPoetEvidenceTreatsLaysHistoricalProofConclusionCraftsAttractiveRegionsExpensesLegendsCompositionDisturbedExaggerationHistorical Value Book:History of Greece Source: History of Greece
“I believe - I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek alienation of a kind every day of their working lives. (And remember, they are not even aware when and when not they are working.) ... The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.” KnowsNeedsShouldWritingBelieveKindCareRememberI BelieveSubjectsInvolvedSolitudeStandingTensionAlienationWorking LifeStanding Apart Book:Selected Stories Source: Selected Stories
“[On art:] I believe that it not only enriches the spiritual life, but that it makes one more sane and sympathetic, more observant and understanding, regardless of whatever age it springs from, whatever subjects it represents.” BelieveArtAgeSpiritualI BelieveUnderstandingSubjectsSpringSpiritual LifeSaneSympatheticObservant Author:Abby Aldrich Rockefeller