I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived.

艺术家的责任是成为他时代的见证者。

I have so much admiration for women who are married with children and work. I don’t know how you all do it.