No one needs to teach you to be mean; we need to be taught to be kind.

One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a reality.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

The job of the architect becomes more difficult in this secular age. Where once he had a god to extol, he now has humans like himself; where once he had "he," he now has "she" and "they.

I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent themselves. I believe the First Edition bookstore will be the next thing. People will read electronically, then decide they want to own that book. The author will then be invited to the old bookstores to sign. I think books will always be with us, but they will fill a different need.

Nothing improves your writing, I think, as much as your keeping writing.

It is not who you attend school with but who controls the school you attend.