To bring anything really to life in literature we can't be lifelike: we have to be literature-like

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.

We are always in the place of beginning; there is no advance in infinity.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation

Be patient and keep faith. It will all fall into place.

It is easy

My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.

I like to hear the sound of form, and I like to hear the sound of it breaking.

I believe it would be considerably healthier for us to dare to live without a reason for many things than with reasons that are simplistic.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

We have to be sure [students] understand that racial, national, ethnic, and religious hatred can lead to horrible tragedies.

To a friend, achievement is good news, to an enemy, it's bragging.