History, which interprets the past to understand the present and confront the future is the least rewarding discipline for a dying species.

Metaphysical speculation is about as pointless as a discussion on the meaning of one's lungs. They're for breathing.

Don't just plan to write - write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.

Love, always love. Perhaps that’s what we’re all looking for.

It shows considerable wisdom to know what you want in life and then to direct all your energies towards getting it.

When I heard, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, I thought, Did he fall or was he pushed?

Perfect love may cast our fear, but fear is remarkably potent in casting out love.