When humans were young, they were pushed around in strollers. When they were old, they were pushed around in wheelchairs. In between, they were just pushed around.

Of the Seven Dwarfs, the only one who shaved was Dopey. That should tell us something about the wisdom of shaving.

There was a marvelous, dark lyricism in his voice, the kind of defiance that is rooted in deep loneliness.

Love is the gateway to cosmic energy and wisdom.

love an invisible force that makes you realize that reality is better than fantasy.

I never had a problem resisting somebody that I knew was going to break my heart.

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle.

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

I never have celebrity crushes.

One can know worlds one has not experienced, choose a response to life that has never been offered, create an inwardness utterly strong and fruitful.

Comedy is the ultimate anarchist.

Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.

Done to death by slanderous tongue