Things do change. The only question is that since things are deteriorating so quickly, will society and man's habits change quickly enough?

It seems to me that God is a convenient invention of the human mind

I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing-to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics-Well, they can do whatever they wish.

The world is being Americanized and technologized to its limits, and that makes it dull for some people. Reaching the Moon restores the frontier and gives us the lands beyond.

What lasts in the reader's mind is not the phrase but the effect the phrase created: laughter, tears, pain, joy. If the phrase is not affecting the reader, what's it doing there? Make it do its job or cut it without mercy or remorse.

Life is a journey, but don't worry, you'll find a parking spot at the end.

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.