They say the Pharaohs built the pyramids Do you think one Pharaoh dropped one bead of sweat? We built the pyramids for the Pharaohs and we're building for them yet.

In point of fact all Americans are automatically turned down by China these days because of the escalation of Johnson's war in Vietnam, which several times has intruded into China.

Strong I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived.

It was as if I had worked for years on the wrong side of a tapestry, learning accurately all its lines and figures, yet always missing its color and sheen.

One's first responsible job is the great revealer - far more than school.

Thus I came to condemn capitalism, not through any oppression endured by me personally, but through that very deification of efficiency which capitalism had taught me, for its own purposes.

What the Spanish War began the World War accomplished: America became the world's banker and ceased to be the world's pioneer!

The emotional brain existed long before the rational brain.

The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart.

When writing loses touch with the beautiful surface of the world, it loses its way. You always want to be in touch with how things look and what people say and what they call their dogs.

When you start thinking as far as what's a good photo, unfortunately everything starts looking like a good photo.

The price of a commodity will never go to zero. When you invest in commodities futures, you're not buying a piece of paper that says you own an intangible piece of company that can go bankrupt.

Inspiration can come from anywhere - an image, a comment, something that's happened to me or someone I know. It's hard to know exactly.

Death is only an experience through which you are meant to learn a great lesson: you cannot die.

If you'd been taken by the Capital and hijacked and then tried to kill Peeta, is this the way he would be treating you?

A key function of a publishing brand is the bestowal of status by who and what you pay attention to.

Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy.