doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.

I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan.

Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

We use words to understand each other and even, sometimes, to find each other.

No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.

God's will has to be done, in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.

That night I woke up to a strange fact

Often I didn’t think I was cut out for the way the world is, being born into a common culture and system I would never choose for myself.

...what exactly is there in human existence that can lure you away from pleasure: peace of mind, a walk by the sea, moderation?

Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination.

Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.

My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days.

I like many types of music and probably too many to mention here.

The human capacity for self-delusion is boundless, and the effects of belief are overpowering.

Baby Boomers becoming Republicans while Dems become outdated.