What if criticism is a science as well as an art? Not a pure or exact science, of course, but these phrases belong to a nineteenth-century cosmology which is no longer with us.

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.

We are always in the place of beginning; there is no advance in infinity.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

Either be a good parent to your career or just give your dream up for adoption.

All dust is the same dust. Temporarily separated To go peacefully And enjoy the eternal nap.

The sky would be clear, colorless, mist blending together the air and the ocean, the waves whispering against the rocks.

To grow in your passion for what Jesus has done, increase your understanding of what He has done.

They [African-American community] have been abused and used in order to get votes by Democrat politicians, because that's what it is. They've controlled these communities for up to 100 years.

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.

I always try to honor a character by being honest and truthful to who they are, in spite of my own personality and beliefs.

A bench in the street can be a good writer because all kind of material comes onto it like a heavy rain!

Still water does not only run deep. It runs dangerously.

It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.