she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

The Destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.

The wise shall learn.

Travel is the most private of pleasures. There is no greater bore than the travel bore. We do not in the least want to hear what he has seen in Hong Kong.

Only after a piece of music is done does my frontal cortex allow me to organize what might be trying to come out of my subconscious.

My books are written with a strong chronological spine.

John Facenda could read a laundry list and make it sound like the Constitution of the United States.

All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

I care more about an agenda than story and character.

Thou shalt not steal the shekels of thine audience with a play which doth not let them know what the hell goeth on.

Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.