Once upon a time Karen saw somebody nobody else could see. She thought to ask an old man: who were you? Once upon a time I thought to dream of medicine. Now I dream of medicine by the sea.

This is my one last call and lullaby for this eternity. All of my medicine.

Pride and resentment are not indigenous to the human heart

The argument could be made that the word 'hero' is overused. I do not think, however, that this is the case when referring to teachers.

When faced with trials, pray so that you cannot be the trial yourself.

Out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid.

Above all, I regret that scientific experiments-some of them mine-should have produced such a terrible weapon as the hydrogen bomb. Regret, with all my soul, but not guilt.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.

Hinduism insists on the brotherhood of not only all mankind but of all that lives.

Artists don't often know much about writing... but they don't bray so much about writing as writers do about art.

It's a purging of sorts. Like, when you're all done doing your laundry and it's fresh and bright, but washing the clothes, you wouldn't want to get in while it's spinning around.

Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth.