In friendship, bond not with a shallow man.

I would rather die having spoken in my way, than live having spoken in yours

I guess if you go around with famous people you are assured of some reflected (or deflected) glory.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

The saving grace of all really great gifts is that the persons who bear their burden remain superior to what they have done, at least as long as the source of creativity is alive.

The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike the melancholy.

You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Ideology demands it. Society exacts it.

Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.

I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.

Before she got here everything had stalled inside me, and every morning I was just moving toward nighttime.