The problem with being passionately in love ... is that it deprives you of too much sleep.

Any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principal which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being evil.

I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher

There is no doubt that I have discovered the ultimate in stagnant human societies. The Bikura have realized the human dream of immortality and have paid for it with their humanity and their immortal souls.

The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing.

His imagination was always more real than the reality of daily life.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.