Achtung / Danger Aristokratie / Aristocracy Ethik / Ethics Gut / Well Literatur / Literature Ruhm / Glory Sein / Being Subtil / Subtle Uns / Us
As a kid, I used to sing, dance, I was into dramatics. I would love to pursue being an actor, but not as such as a hero.
Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. And a subtle flavour - we're more like celery as a flavour.
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
Literature is dangerous: it awakens a rebellious attitude in us.
I used desperately to want to be a brooding hero from literature, but I'm optimistic, healthy and fair-haired.
I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.
Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature.
I'm used to always deciding everything myself. It's a blessing, but also a terrible defect.
Edinburgh is a sort of gothic fairytale city, and it can be a gothic horror city as well.