If there were no God, there would be no atheists.

There are some desires that are not desirable.

Against a dark sky all flowers look like fireworks. There is something strange about them, at once vivid and secret, like flowers traced in fire in the phantasmal garden of a witch.

Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.

Gratitude produced the most purely joyful moments that have been known to man.

Whatever else may be said of man, this one thing is clear: He is not what he is capable of being.

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.