If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet... [at least for your own situation. Blind optimism is just as foolish. The solution is a rigorously balanced, rational outlook.]

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal-be it a dog, a bird, or even a mouse-knows that this theory is a brazen lie, invented to justify cruelty.

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

The pessimism of the creative person is not decadence but a mighty passion for the redemption of man.

There is a plan to this universe. There is a high intelligence, maybe even a purpose, but it's given to us on the installment plan.

I am not ashamed to admit that I belong to those who fantasize that literature is capable of bringing new horizons and new perspectives--philosophical, religious, aesthetical and even social.