Perhaps the world progresses not by maturing, but by being in a permanent state of adolescence, of thrilled discovery.

He had a better mind and a more rigorous temperament than me; he thought logically, and then acted on the conclusion of logical thought. Whereas most of us, I suspect, do the opposite: we make an instinctive decision, then build up an infrastructure of reasoning to justify it. And call the result common sense.

Those were the days in this country where H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw and Conan Doyle could have influence, and thats gone, thats true. But I dont think we have less influence in the hearts and minds of readers. I think, if anything, we have just as much, if not more.

The more you learn, the less you fear. "Learn" not in the sense of academic study, but in the practical understanding of life.

I dreamt that I woke up. It's the oldest dream of all, and I've just had it

Nature is so exact, it hurts exactly as much as it is worth, so in a way one relishes the pain. If it didn't matter, it wouldn't matter.

Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual.