I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.

All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.

My ideas about vampires may be romantic, but your attitudes toward women need a major overhaul.

and fear was the strongest force on earth.

In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.

Stop now and always wonder. Press forward and tap the wonder.

Looking repeatedly into the past you do not necessarily become fascinated with your own life but rather with the phenomenon of memory.

I became an ecologist long before I had ever heard the word.

One day we will all cherish the memory of having blacksmiths on every corner.

May I die like a dog rather than hasten the ripening of a sentence by a single second!

The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.

I know I often get a job because of how I look. I hope that I keep the job because of how I act.

Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.

It is a good thing that women are so easily manipulated. Otherwise, most of us wouldn't be here.