Younger Arabs are much less satisfied with education in the region than their elders, and are more comfortable networking and communicating via digital means.

Had there been no sun, life would have found some other means of illuminating the world. It is odd that we give the sun so much importance.

Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection.

Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of perception.

When you get everything you wanted, I think maybe you do have to be a little grateful for the people who got you there... whether or not they thought they were doing you any favors at the time.

Too much is just enough.

Raising the minimum wage a lot across the board would make a big difference. It's not the only thing, but it's an indispensable part of solving the problem.

The union of opposites, in so far as they are really complementary, always results in the most perfect harmony; and the seemingly incongruous is often the most natural.

Condemned and executioner with aren't coupled in a primitive rite.

I never understood why you tried so hard to fit in, when you were obviously meant to stand out.

Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their readers.