Communists have no respect for people, only for positions.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

A mystic is a man who separates heaven and earth even if he enjoys them both.

I do know that for all the artists it's very important to speak in a vernacular that can be understood by everyone.

Inaction saps the vigor of the mind.

When occupations come to us we must accept them; when things come to us we must understand them from the ground up.

As a child, I wanted to know how things worked and to control them.

One must dare to show what he wants. You have to go and ask for things rather than wait for them to happen.

I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

That said, I, Beck Phillips, take full responsibility for being stuck in m y school's pitch-black venting system with my friend Jason, behind me and a garbage bag full of angry bees in front of me.

Here, fire turns into water; Here, the dancing of the rain declares the sun. There's no opposition in existence, no contradiction; Everything supports everything else.