I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz.

One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.

There are some things one remembers even though they may never have happened.

All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.

Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you ... at any time.

Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.

I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a most charming man and I used to send him my plays.

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.

Don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?

This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.

The degree of your desire determines your dedication.

kisses happenwhen my morning blueberry muffin sails slowly upon my savoring tongue.

Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

Sometimes the lambs slaughter the butcher.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

Modern science is predicated on "truths" verified through accurate observation and measurements of physical world phenomena.

I work really long days and I work seven day weeks.

I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.

... the ocean could not be swept back with a broom. The truth was out. It illuminated the world. Motherhood no longer cringed before the relentless laws of fecundity.

Generous souls Are still most subject to credulity.