But what man does out of despair, is not necessarily a key to his character. I have always thought that the real key is in that which he seeks for his enjoyment.

She knew that even pain can be confessed, but to confess happiness is to stand naked, delivered to the witness.

The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave.

I write - and read - for the sake of the story... My basic test for any story is: 'Would I want to meet these characters and observe these events in real life? Is this story an experience worth living through for its own sake? Is the pleasure of contemplating these characters an end itself?

Professional intellectuals are the voice of a culture and are, therefore, its leaders, its integrators and its bodyguards.

The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.

If a drought strikes them, animals perish--man builds irrigation canals; if a flood strikes them, animals perish--man builds dams; if a carnivorous pack attacks them, animals perish--man writes the Constitution of the United States.