Ball points belong to their age. They make everyone write alike.

I think that the glorious thing about the human race is that it does change the world -- constantly. The world or 'life' may seem to more often overwhelm the human being's capacity for struggling against being overwhelmed which is remarkable and exhilarating.

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

Big Walter used to say, he'd get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, 'Seem like God didn't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while.'

Never be afraid to sit a while and think.

It's dangerous, son.' 'What's dangerous?' 'When a man goes outside his house to look for peace.

One for whom bread- food- is not enough.