If the world is saved, it will not be saved by old minds with new programs but by new minds with no programs at all.

We are all captives of a story.

People will listen when they're ready to listen and not before. Don't waste time with people who want to argue. They'll keep you immobilized forever. Look for people who are already open to something new.

I have amazing news for you. Man is not alone on this planet. He is part of a community, upon which he depends absolutely.

When you send off a short story, it sits on the editor's desk in the same pile with stories by the most famous and honored names in present-day writing-and it's not going to be accepted unless it's as good as theirs. (And it'll probably have to be better.)

You've been in love with someone for a decade - someone who barely knows you're alive. You've done everything, tried everything to make this person see that you're a valuable, estimable person, and that your love is worth something. Then one day you open the paper and glance at the Personals column, and there you see that your loved one has placed an ad... seeking someone worthwhile to love and be loved by.

But why? Why do you need prophets to tell you how you ought to live? Why do you need anyone to tell you how you ought to live