In our hearts there is a ruthless dictator, ready to contemplate the misery of a thousand strangers if it will ensure the happiness of the few we love.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.

Hate is a lack of imagination.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.

Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.

People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations

She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up.

We refuse to acknowledge something that is blatantly obvious because either we are closed or we don't know how to face it.

Food is just the greatest joy on the planet.

Art... does not take kindly to facts, is helpless to grapple with theories, and is killed outright by a sermon.

I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time.

A dry soul is wisest and best.

There are many people of color who are very talented.

a few bad apples is no reason not to visit the orchard.

What use is magic if it can't save a unicorn?

We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the US public believes is false.