Edward Dahlberg

“A library is a grave of books.”

“When a man is disinclined to move, he is most near to the gods.”

“Solitude is the salt of the soul; it preserves it from putrefaction.”

“Poverty is a soft-mouthed dog; one can get used to its bites, but not to its slobber.”

“The artist must be a solitary, otherwise he is a prostitute.”

“Grief is a dull, blunt feeling, and it is the very essence of egotism.”

“The greatest hunger is not for bread, but for love.”

“Man is a baboon with a book.”

“A man is as old as his arteries and his skepticism.”

“To have a friend is to have a second self.”

“Experience is the mother of illusions.”

“Flesh is the tomb of the spirit.”