The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.

So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

Imagination flourishes best in solitude.

The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.

When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion

Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all the odds were against Britain, a leader of sober judgment might well have concluded that we were finished.