Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.
Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder and pain? … The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.
A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.
Thinking is harder work than hard work.