Fiction is a way of exploring possibilities present but undreamt of in the living of a single life.

A desert is a place without expectation.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.

Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

Writing is making sense of life.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.

The only hope for civilization is the greater freedom, development and equality of women.

To a shameful extent, the charm of marriage boils down to how unpleasant it is to be alone.

I think sometimes a narrative can come out of a single word.

I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise.

It's hard to see any institutional structure that stands in the way of the homogenization and simplification of these supply chains in international capitalism, unless it is the nation state.

Could it be the girls and boys are trying to be heard above your noise?

If you want to gain market share at your competitor's expense - look for a customer that's suffering from too much complexity and simplify it.

No experience is ever wasted. Everything has meaning.

A seeker of Truth looks beyond the apparent and contemplates the hidden.

Your success, your life, your happiness. Don't let mean people bring that down.