The shape of my life is, of course, determined by many things; my background and childhood, my mind and its education, my conscience and its pressures, my heart and its desires.

We are always bargaining with our feelings so that we can live from day to day.

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.

The present is passed over in the race for the future; the here is neglected in favor of the there. Enjoy the moment, even if it means merely a walk in the country.

Rivers perhaps are the only physical features of the world that are at their best from the air.

war is a thug's game. The thug strikes first and harder. He doesn't go by rules and he isn't afraid of hurting people.

Cut asparagus at night - in desperation. When one is very tired one always does one more thing.