what you respond to in any work of art is the artist's struggle against his or her limitations

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.

If you actually are an educated, thinking person, you will not be welcome in Washington, D.C. I know a couple of bright seventh graders who would not be welcome in Washington D.C.

I wanted all thingsTo seem to make some sense, So we could all be happy, yes, Instead of tense.And I made up liesSo that they all fit nice, And I made this sad worldA par-a-dise.

Government is the political representative of a natural equilibrium of custom of inertia it is by no means a representative of reason.

Philosophy gets its ugly head into everything, but I don't think we live philosophy anymore. It's done.

Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all. Laugh, rest, slow down.

True patriotism is a charity so wide that it covers a nation.

A canter is the cure for all evil.

Communication is vital when it comes to excelling in the workplace and in your personal relationships.

Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.

Whenever someone wonders how I could have written 57 books, I remind them that Isaac Asimov wrote 500 books.

The fashion world doesn't know the word stop, so you have to make sure there are sublime moments every day.

A library is a growing organism.