A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

Sometimes it's things that take the joy out of life, like a blowout when you're hitting sixty or a button coming off of a shirt when you're in a hurry, but usually it's people.

Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.

I have never regarded myself as this or that. I have been too busy being myself to bother about regarding myself.

I cannot agree that mountain climbing is merely one manifestation of man's spiritual aspirations. I think instead it is a hysterical paroxysm of his infantile vanity.