Ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires.

Everything is a symbol of something, it seems, until proven otherwise.

The real reason for a quest is always self-knowledge.

Never feel dumb. Not knowing who or what is no sin. Ignorance is simply the measure of what you haven't got to yet. I find writers and works every day that I haven't got to, haven't even heard of.

The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying.

When it's over, we may feel wooed, adored, appreciated, or abused, but it will have been an affair to remember.

Real people are made out of a whole lot of things-flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

Don't wait for writers to be dead to be read; the living ones can use the money.

Whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion.

Real people are made out of a whole lot of things—flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.

The real reason for quest is always self-knowledge.

The mind is not limited to the thoughts and imagination, but your mind is part of the cosmos of the universe. Your mind is whole awareness field.

Wisdom gives you the understanding of how to live without being dependent oncircumstances in this life.

...the best is a matter of standards—and I set my own standards.

People reach an age... where somebody elses platform is no longer yours.

Lighting a fire UNDER someone will never be as effective as Lighting a fire WITHIN someone.

For me, there is only one means of ensuring that I do not lose respect for myself: constant criticism.

Truth is a jewel which should not be painted over; but it may be set to advantage and shown in a good light.

EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth's safety.

It must be recognized that the real truths of history are hard to discover. Happily, for the most part, they are rather matters of curiosity than of real importance.

We're merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze.