The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.

A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him.

Keep practicing," he told her."Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her."No. Until you don't get it wrong.

If everything is done for me... how will I ever learn?

You can always win points. Winning people’s respect is a lot more important.

It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish.

I will remember this word," he said. "Shenanigans. It is a good word.

I'll be needing a bridesmaid',she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine.

Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable

How can you stay so calm?" It helps if you're terrified.

Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

While my body might say, "I'm small and vulnerable, " my hair warns, "DON'T MESS WITH ME.

Honestly, being a part of any worthy life story is a goal of mine.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

Tribal life comes automatically to an end when a primitive people begins to live in a town or a city, for sooner or later a tribal organization is found to be incompatible with life in a city.

The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth.

Science is always simple and always profound. It is only the half-truths that are dangerous.

I am finishing a biography of [Gustave] Flaubert. Because he is the opposite of what I am. One needs to rub up against argument.

Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms For bread, but have some space to think and feel Like moral and immortal creatures.

People say you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, but the truth is you just never thought you’d ever lose it.

I received my training at an art academy, so what I produce is art. That's what is artistic about my photographs.