One of the laws of paleontology is that an animal which must protect itself with thick armour is degenerate. It is usually a sign that the species is on the road to extinction.

So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda.

Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.

Men seem to be born with a debt they can never pay no matter how hard they try.

You're going to pass something down no matter what you do or if you do nothing. Even if you let yourself go fallow, the weeds will grow and the brambles. Something will grow.

This I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected.

He can kill anything for need but he could not even hurt a feeling for pleasure.