Actually, the true story of a person's life can never be written. It is beyond the power of literature. The full tale of any life would be both utterly boring and utterly unbelievable.

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance.

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.

What nature creates has eternity in it.

To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it's a strong one.

No lepidopterist's collection in the entire world...full if iridescent wings, is worth the life of a single butterfly.