The laws of physics and chemistry must be the same in a crucible as in the larger laboratory of Nature.

Nothing is dark when you embosom your own light within you

Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for.

Be glad that I haven't take out the pen, the rubber and the pencil once taken... all will die.

Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.

The world wants us to be who we truly are, not who we think others want us to be.

There's no question that in my lifetime, the contrast between what I called private affluence and public squalor has become very much greater.

I feel a terrible loss when I (eventually must) complete a work of fiction.

Five years from now, I don't know how I'll think.

I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn't work hard to get where I am.

Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting traditions of Western thought.