Who said “Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is.”?

“That great Cathedral space which was childhood.”

“Let a man turn to his own childhood -- no further -- if he will renew his sense of remoteness, and of the mystery of change.”

“I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.”

“The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.”

“Childhood is a disease -- a sickness that you grow out of.”

“My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -- it gives a lovely light!”

“April comes like an idiot, babbling and stewing flowers.”

“God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.”

“Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world -- it is thin.”

“A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with his pants down.”

“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.”