While she was no radical, no natural breaker of rules, no seeker of the bold statement, she was in her own serene way uncaring of convention and others' opinions.

sorrow must not be cultivated: it is a poor lifestyle choice.

Contrary to what most people say and believe, the simplicity is a great thing, i actually believe in - complexity is a fantastic thing and complex things should be approached in a complex way.

Corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.

It was here I learnt that corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.

Who can ever hold the essence of fire?Who can ever know the alchemy of desire?

I was still madly in love with her when I left her but the desire had died, and not all the years of sharing and caring and discovering and journeying could keep me from fleeing.

You are not the one you see in themirror. You are the one who isshining in the eyes of others

The mind is constituted to accept the god of the more powerful. If you have to choose between the god of the slave owner and the god of the enslaved, naturally you will choose the former . . .

It was the kind of country that made you feel better about yourself.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.

What else is there to write about than love and loss?

The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.

Talk with M. Hermite. He never evokes a concrete image, yet you soon perceive that the more abstract entities are to him like living creatures.

The script is the coloring book that you’re given, and your job is to figure out how to color it in. And also when and where to color outside the lines.

I liked Camille Paglia. I liked her even better when I heard her talk.

What are memories but dreams of a better past.

Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.