In all things I would have the island of a man inviolate. Let us sit apart as the gods, talking from peak to peak all round Olympus. No degree of affection need invade this religion.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible.

I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms for example...

literature was the best plaything that had ever been invented to make fun of people.

Technology means you can now do amazing things easily

You make me believe in happiness... if I had my way, if anything were up to me, I’d never be without you. You are my purpose.

I no longer believed in the known God of the Bible, but rather in the mysterious God expressed in nature.

Green how I love you green. Green wind. Green boughs. The ship on the sea And the horse on the mountain.

The single most important problem is our misguided focus on identifying the single most important problem!

Every once in a while I have this thought, we've got to piss off the religious people. How are we going to do that?

Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!