Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.

Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.

Calcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.

Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.

The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.

A journey of observation must leave as much as possible to chance. Random movement is the best plan for maximum observation

My father looked on in disbelief, overwhelmed that his son had been taught to eat glass and relish it.

Ideas were found by the freethinker, expressed by poet with the new words, formulated by scholar into knowledge.

Get good counsel before you begin: and when you have decided act promptly.

I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.

O, my God! withhold from me the wealth to which tears and sighs and curses cleave. Better none at all than wealth like that.

Often times if you're bored, the other person is probably bored too.

A really conscientious doctor ought to die with his patient. The captain goes down with his ship.

It's time to diet and exercise when you accept the fact that you can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time - but not while you're wearing a bathing suit.

Cats are so interesting - endlessly fascinating.

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs.

If you believe the noises of the world, rather than the silences of your soul, you will be lost.