I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative.
The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger.
There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.
You and I know that there is a correlation between the creative and the screwball. So we must suffer the screwball gladly.
Perhaps the most fundamental value of a liberal education is that it makes life more interesting. It allows you to think things which do not occur to the less learned. . . it makes it less likely that you will be bored with life.
There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.
While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.
Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of.
Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!