And that, in a way, was the burden of being a philosopher: one knew what one had to do, but it was so often the opposite of what one really wanted to do.
We think the world is ours forever, but we are little more than squatters.
Dogs are in on our human silliness; lions are not.
A very powerful theme in fiction is that of loss.
I'm interested in character and dialogue and exchange of ideas.
None of us knows how we will cope with snakes until the moment arises, and then most of us find out that we do not do it very well.