An art critic is someone who appreciates art, except for any particular piece of art.

Alas, by the time Fate caught up with my life, Chance had it all planned.

In a dark moment I ask, "How can anyone bring a child into this world?" And the answer rings clear, "Because there is no other world, and because the child has no other way into it."

Looking back on a happy life, one realizes that one was not happy all the time.

It's hard, sometimes, when nothing's stopping you, to know what's stopping you.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead In fact maybe there is a lesson there for how we should approach the future...with fourteen parts optimism - anticipating what could go right and the benefits - and one part pessimism - anticipating what could go wrong so we can avoid them.

There is no actual law that says that a person of inner beauty cannot also maintain an appearance.