I can always, quite easily, put myself in other people's shoes, so to speak, and look at the world through them.

I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood them.

I like reading the world through a writer's eyes, rather than seeing a writer looking at him or herself as if at the center of gravity of the world around them.

That's depressing, when somebody says "please" to you.

SHIT, OR GET OFF THE POT

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself as public property.

Art is the daughter of freedom.

No controlling legal authority

Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being.

Happy campers you have been, happy campers you are, and happy campers you will always be.

One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.

Anything worth doing is worth 100%.

Send the light of your own loving ahead of you. When you get there, the loving will have prepared a place for you. Be kind, gentle, and enjoy the journey.