Sooner or later... one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.

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

Yes, I've lost him. But I don't have to lose myself.

Don’t allow your feelings to drive the car

Perfection's stuck.

I’m the only one that can be held accountable for the way my life turns out.

For a long time, I've distinguished between entertainer and performer and entertainer and artist. To me, an entertainer is someone who pleases others, and an artist tries to please himself.

They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer.

If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter.

I’ve found that festivals are a relatively painless way to meet people and make a few points that need making, without having to hit them over the head with too many speeches.

True faith always produces real conformity to Christ.

I was in a Printing-house in Hell, and saw the method in which knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation.