No republic has long outlived the discovery by a majority of its people that they could vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.

Knowledge has a great power. Therefore, unethical use of knowledge can be extremely harmful.

The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away.

Don't worry about techniques. Don't worry about chakras. Instead, concern yourself with finding the dharma and meditate. Then the kundalini will release.

From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

To be happy does not mean to indulge in foolishness!

After an eternity of seeking the sudden threshold of seeing and finding leaves one filled with a strange paradox of ecstasy and grief. I was born to see.

Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule.

I'm not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I'm afraid of myself. The mental part is very important.

We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it's not just a very sophisticated entertainment, but a way to act.

Cognition reigns but does not rule.