The history omankind seems like kite flying; sometimes, when the wind is favorable, we let go the string a little and the kite soars a little higher; sometimes the wind is too rough and we have to lower it a little, and sometimes it gets caught among the tree branches; but to reach the upper strata of pure bliss-ah, perhaps never.

He who is afraid to use an "I" in his writing will never make a good writer.

In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.

Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

However vague they are, dreams have a way of concealing themselves and leave us no peace until they are translated into reality, like seeds germinating underground, sure to sprout in their search for the sunlight.

Creative work carries with it a form of intense love.

I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a conscious return to simplicity of thinking and living.