How could people, I wondered for the ten thousandth useless time, how could people who had loved so dearly come to such a wilderness; and yet the change in us was irreversible, and neither of us would even search for a way back. It was impossible. The fire was out. Only a few live coals lurked in the ashes, searing unexpectedly at the incautious touch.

Everyone journeys through character as well as through time. The person one becomes depends on the person one has been.

People always kill Caesar. Don't trust anyone.

Look at everything upside down.Take absolutely nothing for granted.

Let an idea swim to the surface like a fish in a pool...let the mind drift to the vision.

Good manners are a sign of strength.

But people as a rule believe only what they want to believe, and if you tell them anything else they'll call you a trouble-maker and get rid of you and never give you your job back, even if what you said is proved spot on right by time.