The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

The bulk of the world's knowledge is an imaginary construction.

Ideas without action are useless.

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracles await.

We, the people, are not free. Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means we choose between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. We elect expensive masters to do our work for us, and then blame them because they work for themselves and for their class.

Literature is my Utopia

Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron steed. The rapid rush through the air gives me a delicious sense of strength and buoyancy, and the exercise makes my pulse dance and my heart sing.