Writing is what we do. What else could I want in a life partner than someone who knows and shares what I do?

Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave.

India is decidedly not anything that was part of my upbringing or part of my experience or part of my preparation. I really fell into it the way one should fall into it, you know - through love.

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

Lovers are the coolest their hearts beat the best & they kiss magic as hell

The perfect weather of Indian Summer lengthened and lingered, warm sunny days were followed by brisk nights with Halloween a presentiment in the air.

Galileo called doubt the father of invention it is certainly the pioneer.

Polite conversation is rarely either.

Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace.

A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to do, he drowns.

Give me a blackboard. I can stop anything on a blackboard.

You are responsible for your life. It doesn't matter what your Mama did. It doesn't matter what your Daddy didn't do. You are responsible for your life.

We're lost, but we're making good time.