A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything.

Your lack of fear is based on your ignorance.

Should could no longer feel grief. She was now like a Geiger counter that had been subjected to too much radiation, no longer capable of giving any reaction, noiselessly displaying a reading of zero.

Intellectuals always make a fuss about nothing.

Science and technology were the only keys to opening the door to the future, and people approached science with the faith and sincerity of elementary school students.

Everyone likes to reminisce, but not one wants to listen, and everyone feels annoyed when someone else tells a story.

In his mind, the city, as it awoke from its slumber, seemed to be built on quicksand. The stability was illusory.

Warm familiar scents drift softly from the oven, And imprint forever upon our heartsThat this is homeand that we are loved.

A true friend pays attention without seeking it.

A book can take you to another land, even if just for a few hours. --Cat Spydell

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity.

Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

Between God and the soul there is no between.

My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didn't go to university.

My parents brought me up with this philosophy. You must do things. You mustn't watch what other people are doing. You must not listen to what other people are doing.

An autobiography is a life story. It starts when you're born and continues until the end.

Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.