Listen now. When people talk listen completely. Don't be thinking what you're going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe.

I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke that I was not happy.

you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.

It's a town you come to for a short time.

Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary.

It was strange how easy being tired enough made it.

Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.