The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.

You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.

However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.

I am who I am and that's who I am

Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.

There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.

Whatever you may say, the body depends on the soul.

Without imagination, there would be no creativity. Without creativity, there would be nothing.

For as long as I write, I will never be lost.

If He prayed who was without sin, how much more it becometh a sinner to pray!

Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.

Socialism has never and nowhere been at first a working-class movement.

It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.

I remember even getting kicked out of a bar once because I was too loud and obnoxious.

God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people.

For me, the kitchen is the most special room in the house. It's a place for adventure - not drudgery, but discovery, sharing and showing off with friends, trying new ideas.

The very essence of school is elitism. Schools exist to teach, to test, to rank hierarchically to promote the idea that knowing and understanding more is better than knowing and understanding less.