…think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There’s no godliness there…
…I feel that a man is a very important thing—maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent toward gods. But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely & unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked & never destroyed—because ‘thou mayest.’