There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you.

Belief initiates and guides action - or it does nothing.

In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.

We need the stars... We need purpose! We need the image the Destiny to take root among the stars gives us of ourselves as a purposeful, growing species. We need to become the adult species that the Destiny can help us become! If we're to be anything other than smooth dinosaurs who evolve, specialize and die, we need the stars.... When we have no difficult, long-term purpose to strive toward, we fight each other. We destroy ourselves. We have these chaotic, apocalyptic periods of murderous craziness.

When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.

Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease