There should be more to writing than entertaining an already-brain-dead society and making money. If not, then you miss the point of writing.

The sound of thunder, the smell of rain. The earth giving birth to another season. Nature's labor pains...beautiful.

A commitment to never getting knocked down is in reality a decision to never stand up.

I do not know where the error lies. I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see that they are often wrong.

You can succeed beyond the past, but not beyond your belief

Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid.

Our body is the place that our memories and dreams call home for the time being.

After seeing Avatar the movie, you see how far it can go to be right. But you kind of see that and go, "Oh, there's the bar now, and how close can we get?"

Your enemies are people too, and maybe they don't have to be enemies if they're that much like you.

To prove religious faith by human reason is rationalistic claptrap.

I'm fascinated with materials, with processes, with technologies.

Take a note: it usually works better if you wait until I do something stupid before getting mad at me.