The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.

Each day is a little bit of history

To find the rainbow and life’s incredible beauties, learn to play with adversity.

Gruff, ” I said, “I find myself largely clueless about why mortal women do what they do. It will take a wiser man than me to understand what’s in a fae woman’s mind.

Literacy is a fundamental life skill, one that serves as a portal to knowledge and a lifetime of opportunity.

I think are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been. -William Golding

The beauty of words!

One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.

My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

Business is never as healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.

I didn't want murder. It's all gone wrong.

It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.