The hush of the night sky is the silence of a graveyard.

When Arecibo is not listening to anything else, it hears the voice of creation.

Writing is such a solitary occupation that it takes a long time to build up a group of professional peers with whom you genuinely identify.

The beauty of the present and the future can only be seen by those who are willing to let go of the past.

If someone you love and care for is determined to traverse the path of despair, natural law obliges that they ‘will’ regardless of any and all efforts to redirect their lowly path.

The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.

A leader should be a visionary and have more foresight than an employee.

It is better to be a lender than a spender.

My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world. Imagine what the secret rulers of the world might do to me if I did!

Of all the affections which attend human life, the love of glory is the most ardent.

I'd want to have the power of mind control. If I had that one skill you'd always see at the bank loading up bags full of cash.

What is Paris? ... Where nobody throws stones, for all live in glass houses.