The narrow-minded find it convenient to create stereotypes, and then try to fit everybody, everything and every situation into those stereotypes.

A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.

...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.

What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

Without judging anyone, let us love everyone like a flower.

The boundary between tame and wild exists only in the imperfections of the human mind.

We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.

I'm in an agreeable state: busy, enthusiastic, curious.

No one really wants to be laughed at.

The honor we receive from those that fear us, is not honor; those respects are paid to royalty and not to me.

A man who has spent most of his adult life trying out a series of patent medicines is always an optimist.

I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.

Everyone started to have a camera. That's when I started to travel outside of New York and go into nature.

Haste trips up its own heels, fetters and stops itself.