A writer is in the broadest sense a spokesman of his community. Through him that community comes to know its heart. Without such knowledge, how long can it survive?

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

I do not know what to do with the emotions inside me. I do not know how to be this close to someone and still hold on to myself.

In the modern food landscape, the Krafts, Monsantos, and Archer Daniels Midlands are standing in the way of food democracy.

What do you think books will look like 50 years from now.

Never give yourself some excuses why you are too busy to exercise. Your health is the foundation of your life. Please do your best to keep it healthy at all times.

Why do you flirt with Mr. Daimler? He's a perv, you

Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.

Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.

Middle-aged life is merry, and I love to lead it.

We must maintain the integrity of the White House, and that integrity must be real, not transparent. There can be no whitewash at the White House.

Death is the sanction of everything that the storyteller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.