In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise.

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

When I write, I feel like an armless leg less man with a crayon in his mouth.

There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later.

CRITIC OR CITRIC?Anagram of ordinary passing judgement on talentedKamil Ali

you are a volume in the divine booka mirror to the power that created the universewhatever you want, ask it of yourselfwhatever you're looking for can only be foundinside of you

I'm addicted to creating and writing.

If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.

The deepest joys and blessings in life are associated with family, parenthood, and sacrifice.

Dreams they come and go, but thoughts like love will always grow.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

To Plato the desire for excessive and special foods ... is a hindrance to the soul's attainment of intelligence.