When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic.

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.

On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.

There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.