The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.

The more you respect and focus on the singular and the strange, the more you become aware of the universal and infinite.

Much of the activity we think of as writing is, actually, getting ready to write.

The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.

Learning when 'enough is enough' is the discipline of a lifetime.

I'm always aware that I risk being taken for a neurasthenic prima donna when I explain to someone who wants 'just a little' of my time that five minutes of the wrong kind of distraction can ruin a working day.

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.