Even hell will give you an incentive not to reach for heaven.

But the truth is the highest consideration.

Art teaches something we all need to learn, especially about people who are different from ourselves: "To see things the way they truly are, sometimes you have to look more deeply.

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good and we must hunger for them.

The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious.

Folks differs, dearie. They differs a lot. Some can stand things that others can't. There's never no way of knowin' how much they can stand.

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.

My father was a trigamist; he supported three families. We were never not poor.

As a linguist, I don't think of Ada as a big language. Now, English and Japanese, those are big languages. Ada is just a medium-sized language.

I find the more you analyze, the less you really know.