And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

Sin will take you where you didn't plan to go. It will keep you there longer than you planned to stay. And it will cost you more than you intended to pay

Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

The doctrine that the cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy is like saying that the cure of crime is more crime.

Pressure is what you live for...if you are going to be successful in life, you're going to have pressure.

The frontier orbital approach was further developed in various directions by my own group and many other scientists, both theoretical and experimental.

the impatience of the old is the worst impatience of all.

The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without taking notice on't.

I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself.

And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day.

From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.