Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance.

The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows - a wall against the wind.

But it's well known that repression makes a religion flourish.

A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing you to grow. Without them, it sleeps- seldom to awaken. The sleeper must awaken.

Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place.

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing: writing.