The typhoon came out of the sea first as a deep hollow roar. ... I was surrounded by the madness, the unreason, of uncontrolled, undisciplined energy. None of this made any sense. It was worse than useless - it was nature destroying its own creation - its own self. To create by the long process of growth and then to destroy by a fit of wild emotion - was this not madness, was this not unreason?

destructiveness comes only when life isn't lived. People who can live their lives don't destroy themselves.

Only very coarse persons wanted wars.

I do not believe in a child world. It is a fantasy world. I believe the child should be taught from the very first that the whole world is his world, that adult and child share one world, that all generations are needed.

At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.

A foreigner is a friend I have yet to meet.