The wrong words are impossible when there are no words.

Mr. Shepherd, ye cannot stop a bad thought from coming into your head. But ye need not pull up a chair and bide it sit down." - Mrs. Brown

Your own family resemblances are a frustrating code, most easily read by those who know you least.

I write every moment that is humanly possible. I write every day and every night. The only discipline I lack is the discipline is to quit.

I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

To think is not always to see.

Even feigning surprise, pretending it was unexpected and saying a ritual thanks, is surely wiser than just expecting everything so carelessly.