Logan Pearsall Smith

"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading."

"How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?"

"The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses."

"The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection ...***...is what alone gives meaning to our life on this unavailing star."