As the clockwork of the millennia moved a notch in front of their eyes, it had taken their thoughts from small things and reminded them of how vulnerable they were to time.

He moved like a dancer, which is not surprising; a horse is a beautiful animal, but it is perhaps most remarkable because it moves as if it always hears music.

Words were all he knew; they possessed and overwhelmed him, as if they were a thousand white cats with whom he shared a one-room apartment.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

One is attracted to beauty. Beauty is the coordination of things, in such a way, that it is what attracts you. It's almost self-defining.

The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule.

They gave themselves up to the stars the way swimmers can surrender to the waves, and the stars took them without resistance.

And if you were a spirit, and time did not bind you, and patience and love were all you knew, then there you would wait for someone to return, and the story to unfold.

If it weren't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to rule the world and no one will even publish their letter to the editor.

And how does God speak to you?" "In the language of everything that is beautiful.

The Stars shine down and watch us live Our little lives And weep for us

Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.

Glutton- A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia.

Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance

It was Rousseau who was largely responsible for the problem by giving currency to the idea that freedom can exist without responsibility and discipline.

Technology sounds quick and easy, but it ends up taking up too much of your time.

I'm not a comedian. I don't do stand-up. I don't tell jokes. I'm a comedic actor, and approach my work that way. The comedy comes through the character.

Every human being has the right to search for happiness, and by 'happiness' is meant something that makes other people feel content.

I prefer to be someone who has to confront his many fears instead of someone who has the illusion he doesn't fear anything

I can’t think. I can’t work or sleep. My body aches for you. I can make you want me again. Let me try.