The objective world is the order of nature, thinking or reflection follows the suggestions of sense experience, and words are the servomechanisms of reflection.

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.

We are always in the place of beginning; there is no advance in infinity.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

We cannot change anything in our past

I may not believe in magic, but I know words have the magical power to change a person or a life in a second.

Nothing is more egregious than greedy politicians.

...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the perspective ...

Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.

Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside?

If you don't love acting more than anything else, don't do it. It's not a normal life. It will take you away from your family, friends and life in general.

I doubt that Congress would pass on the opportunity to make sure that our children were safe from terrorists.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.

I'm a registered Republican and consider socialism a violation of the American principle that you shouldn't stick your nose in other people's business except to make a buck.