Architecture is undistinguished, sometimes derelict, but occasionally, as in 'Post and Beam, ' there is something arresting in a setting... the building behind the Cathedral.

It's very important for a writer to be unnoticed, as quiet and unnoticed as possible.

Murder, arson, adultery, drugging and drinking, cruel politics--reading a book crammed with such activities can make the timid and yearning among us feel like the happiest people in the world.

I am slow. A sentence often takes an hour to compose before I throw it out. What can you do?

They were relieved that I was chosen by a human being, " she'd said to Angelica in her dry voice. "They were braced for an interspecies liaison.

Still she wondered: did the present deliver up the future, or must you chase your destiny like a harpoonist?

Looking at old photographs inundates you with a flood of nostalgic emotions! And you can't be sure where you want to swim in the deluge of memories!

From sunrise to sunset to sunrise, there is a lifetime of beauty, charm and elegance.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

If I wasn't the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be?

Orpheus never liked words. He had his music. He would get a funny look on his face and I would say what are you thinking about and he would always be thinking about music.

Even in developing markets, we're seeing the growth of digital communication is proceeding at a very rapid pace.

When the honest, sincere Christian is faced with the decision regarding whether a thing is right or wrong, he should ask, does it agree with all that the Scripture has to say on the subject?

One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.

I met the oddest little fellow today, Alan of Trebond.