Art is not democratic. Art is sublime.

In a totally dysfunctional society, the profession of a writer would not exist.

Transported to a different culture, thought often loses its subtlety and can even rampage like a wild beast.

Writers are writing in every corner of the globe.Writers are writing, moreover, in rich countries and poor countries alike.

One's identity derives not from one's nation or blood but from the language one uses.

waging war against inane language that circulates almost automatically is a writer's eternal mission, and the day will never come when this battles are unnecessary.

We may believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity.

The perfect body protects its owner from disease, gives birth to amazing new people and stops your bones from falling out. The end.

Are you just a car salesman or are you a poet too?” “I've never been accused of poetry before.

When I was twelve, someone stole all those dreams of normal from me." ~ Blake

When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a constitution.

To many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be a significant added benefit

Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty.

American society has gone completely into denial.

Rationalism doesn't require "belief," only observation. The real, measurable world doesn't care what you believe.

Why follow the steps of another to find out where our dreams will lead us.