I don't work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week.

A span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something. He can fill that tiny span with meaning, so its quality is immeasurable though its quantity may be insignificant.

But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet.

Seeds must be sown everywhere. Only some will bear fruit. But there would not be the fruit from the few had the many not been sown

You have to want to listen to it, and then you can hear it. It has a strange, beautiful texture. It doesn't always talk. Sometimes-sometimes it cries, and you can hear the pain of the world in it. It hurts to listen to it then. But you have to.

If a person has a contribution to make, he must make it in public. If learning is not made public, it is a waste.

It is impossible to fuse totally with a culture for which you feel a measure of antagonism.