Wit resembles a coquette; those who the most eagerly run after it are the least favored.

Good sense is at the bottom of everything: virtue, genius, wit, talent and taste.

What is virtue? Reason in practice.

Here there was no monster greater than the ragged mountains.

I Can't win the World Cup alone

The novel as we knew it in the nineteenth century was killed off by Proust and Joyce.

This is a powerful message from our government: we will not be intimidated by bombs; we will not be intimidated by poison; this is America, if you're a violent, paranoid lunatic, you must use a gun!

However, I began meditating at about that time and have continued on and off over the years.

The sculptor does not work for the anatomist, but for the common observer of life and nature.

I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied.

The strength of your faith is not measured by the absence of doubt, but by the faithfulness of your life in the face of doubt.

Violence is always the last option, but if that time comes, it is the only option.

Just keep challenging yourself. I think that's a great thing.