My amateur interest in astronomy brought out the term "magnitude," which is used for the brightness of a star.

I never said it was possible. I only said it was true.

I possess every good quality, but the one that distinguishes me above all is modesty.

The greatest duty of life is to find the ultimate purpose of life. The second greatest duty is to put a laser focus on it and take action.

There is nothing that an intellectual less likes to change than his mind, or a politician his policy.

Love can be a poison.

If you read fast and read all, maybe some of the sand will stay in the sieve.

What do I haveto help me, without spell or prayer,endure this hour, endless, heartless, anonymous,the death of love?

We led with our conviction rather than rational, because rational said it was impossible.

I believe in our culture we need certain socially accepted places where we don’t answer the telephone, we don’t have to answer questions or agree with anyone on anything

The force of love is the same as the force of the soul or truth.

For a time they confronted each other like two mute unspeaking forts.

When you're young and fall off a horse, you may break something. When you're my age and you fall off, you splatter.