There is more to life than just surviving it. Inside each turbulence there is a calm -- a sliver of light buried in the darkness.

Beautiful things were sometimes mixed up with treacherous things, they could even happen at the same time, or one could lead to the other, I thought.

I needed something else, some kind of juice.He gave me a hooked-eyebrow glance and took a showy swig of the water. Mmm, he said, smacking his lips. Water-juice. It's fantastic.

If time is precious, no book that will not improve by repeated readings deserves to be read at all.

Worship of God is not restricted to believers alone

You can't have too much dog in a book.

The break of a family is the break of society. We must never break the bond of love and peace that unite us in sacred harmony.

For a writer it's a genuinely interesting and hopefully profitable era that makes a variety of books available to a variety of readers, extending both what's available and who gets to read it.

Tell the children the truth.

Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

Those who are determined to be 'offended' will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.

I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.

The porcelain rose is not as pretty as the one that decays.