Our separation from each other is an optical illusion.
One always likes to do the things for which one has ability.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.
I asked myself childish questions and proceeded to answer them.
A ship is safe at shore but it's not built for that.