I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.

So, in the interests of survival, they trained themselves to be agreeing machines instead of thinking machines. All their minds had to do was to discover what other people were thinking, and then they thought that, too.

What can any one person do?' he said. 'Each person does a little something,' I said, 'and there you are.

Beware of "grandfalloons" and "foma". A "grandfalloon" is a proud and meaningless association of human beings. "Foma" are harmless truths intended to comfort simple souls.

When a man becomes a writer, I think he takes on a sacred obligation to produce beauty and enlighenment and comfort at top speed

If I am ever put to death on the hook, expect a very human performance.

There was a time when I could vote for economic justice, and I can't anymore.