It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.

Effort within the mind further limits the mind, because effort implies struggle towards a goal and when you have a goal, a purpose, an end in view, you have placed a limit on the mind.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself.

Set patterns, incapable of adaptability, of pliability, only offer a better cage. Truth is outside of all patterns.

Relationship is understanding. It is a process of self-revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself -- to be is to be related.

Literature is a virus.

Who she walks with, will tell you if she's worth it.

The misbegotten town of Whistlebrass is hidden away in a forgotten corner of northern Vermont like a guilty secret or a bloody knife buried under the floorboards.

It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of strife.

There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good.

Vigorous let us be in attaining our ends, and mild in our method of attainment.

Jesus, our head, is already in heaven; and if the head be above water, the body cannot drown.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

I'm super sad to have it finish because it's been such a dream job, but it's nice to know there's a conclusion.