I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.

I was an omnivore at reading, so that everything I ever read contributed.

Truth" is contained in the preconceptions of him who seeks to define it. Any organization of ideas whatever presupposes a judgment on the world.

Human interactions, stimulated as they are by disequilibrium, never achieve balance. In even the most favorable transaction, one party whether he realizes it or not must always come out the worse.

I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.