And we all vied, in saving face, to be the greatest student of human nature, the person with the quickest sense of humor.

Sometimes I wonder about the Creator of the Universe.

Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not.

Sometimes I think it is a great mistake to have matter that can think and feel. It complains so.

Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.

One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters.

What geography can give all Middle Westerners, along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an Edenic continent stretching forever in all directions. Makes you religious. Takes your breath away.