The thing that was remarkably wonderful about her was that she had no conceit. She was completely modest.

I could've loaded it up with Melville, but that wouldn't be fair to anyone else.

Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up. - John Ruskin,

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.

If it helps you, brag about it. But it doesn't make you any better than I am

I just believe that someday I'll meet a person who'd describe me from the side as thoroughly and eloquently as I can do it.