Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall and falling, they're given wings.
Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul.
You spend the first part of your life collecting things. . . and the second half getting rid of them.
Those who seek the truth run the risk of finding it.
Every person is born with a talent, and happiness depends on discovering that talent in time.
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
Reading is like looking through several windows which open to an infinite landscape. . . . For me life without reading would be like being in prison, it would be as if my spirit were in a straightjacket; life would be a very dark and narrow place.
You will never learn anything new unless you are ready to accept yourself with your limitations. You must accept the fact that you are capable in some directions and limited in others, and you must develop your capabilities.
You always question people's intentions. That may be a combination of having money, having fame, and being a little older.
I fought windmills with such heavy weapons that I risked dislocating my arm.
Only the most saintly and delusional among us welcomes all pain as challenge, perceives all loss as harsh blessing.