The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.

In an adequate social order, the untalented should be able to acquire a sense of usefulness and of growth without interfering with the development of talent around them

There is a radicalism in all getting, and a conservatism in all keeping. Lovemaking is radical, while marriage is conservative.

Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.

You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone.

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.

Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident.