Memory never recaptures reality. Memory reconstructs. All reconstructions change the original, becoming external frames of reference that inevitably fall short.

Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus the fear that nothing would come of it all.

Once human beings realize something can be done, they're not satisfied until they've done it.

When you think you know something: that is a most perfect barrier against learning.

Time is a measure of space, just as a range-finder is a measure of space, but measuring locks us into the place we measure.

Love is not a mood, but a dynamic way of being.

The greatest and most important problems of life cannot be solved. They can only be outgrown.