History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency.

[T]he values to which people cling most stubbornly under inappropriate conditions are those values that were previously the source of their greatest triumphs.

...neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency.

Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.

You were chasing stones forever, forgetting the diamond within you

I speak, I speak, and truth at that. Writers are a curious breed: brooding, fickle, alternately loving and hating their work—and each other. You’re my friend? Don’t pick up that pen!

How come life is so important in the nine months before birth, but then we sort of forget about the importance, we're not worried about whether that baby lives in poverty once he or she is born.

You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.

I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.

The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.

The more you populate the 360-degree space, the more difficult it is to cut within that.

He pleaseth God whom God pleaseth.