Its typical of Mexico, of the whole human race perhaps — violence in favour of an ideal and then the ideal lost but the violence just going on.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.

Hate is a lack of imagination.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.

Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.

People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations

the secret of survival was to balance hope and despair

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy

I'm not sure I'd write a good cookbook, but I might make a good cooking show.

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

The truth will not necessarily set you free, but truthfulness will.

There is good and mediocre writing within every genre.

A goal is not just about what you accomplish. It’s about what you become.

My following is straight. I'm so glad.

The sooner we become a multi-planet species, the safer the species is, and the stronger the guarantee that we're going to continue to evolve.

Life's experiences should turn into real understanding.