Any man with a grain of sense knows that marriage is the only way, these days, to acquire a full-time maid who works twenty-five hours a day, with no time off and no pay except room and board. (p9)

love has a very dulling effect on the brain

You can't teach an old dogma new tricks.

You become more animalistic when you don't know what's coming next - you have to be on guard, but at the same time you're also more receptive.

There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

Too many theorists have a tendency to ignore facts that contradict their convictions.

What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!

When we intentionally seek out the difficult tasks, we're much more likely to actually create value.

Your mind has a flood of questions. There is but one teacher Who can answer them. Who is that teacher? Your silence-loving heart.

I love the music. I'm never, ever tired of playing it.

Be not over solicitous about education. It may be able to do much, but it does not do as much as expected from it. It may mould and direct the character, but it rarely alters it.