From the beginning I knew my destination, and I chose my route accordingly. But am I working toward an extreme of joy, or of pain? Will I achieve a minimum, or a maximum?

The prospect of living without interference, living in a world where windfalls and misfortunes were never by design, held no terror for him.

Like physical events with their causal and teleological interpretations, every linguistic event had two possible interpretations: as a transmission of information and as the realization of a plan.

Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

A poor relation—is the most irrelevant thing in nature.

Even when I'm stressed out I'm not mean to people. I'm not constantly rude to people. But sometimes people are so rude.

The best and most important part of every man's education is that which he gives himself.

Writing itself does not know what it looks like while one is doing it, only when it's finished.

Although our emotions sometimes behave like spoiled, selfish children, unfortunately we cannot send them to their room or tell them to stop screaming.

Being a therapist can be very serious though. There are people's lives in your hands. For me, it was too much.

All my life, as down an abyss without a bottom. I have been pouring van loads of information into that vacancy of oblivion I call my mind.

One must learn an inner solitude, wherever or with whomsoever he may be.