It is the storytellers task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.

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

You’re perfect! You have everything you need to fulfill your purpose.

If love makes the world go around, then money greases the axles.

Evil is evil.

People need stories...we use stories to teach, to learn, to make sense of the world around us. As long as we need stories, we will need books.

I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.

Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride.

Poetry is enthusiasm with wings of fire; it is the angel of high thoughts, that inspires us with the power of sacrifice.

To make the most of your money, I recommend sticking with mutual funds that don't charge a commission when you buy or sell.

I've written all my songs on every single one of my records, and that's what's been fun about looking back.

The finest productions of human art are immensely short of the meanest work of Nature. The nicest artist cannot make a feather or the leaf of a tree.