A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just his subject matter.

Human lives seldom conform to the conventions of fiction. Chekhov says that it is in the beginnings and endings of stories that we are most tempted to lie. I know what he means, and I agree.

Expose a child to a particular environment at this susceptible time and he will perceive in the shapes of that environment until he dies.

wherever you find the greatest good, you will find the greatest evil, because evil loves paradise as much as good.

If you avoid the killer diseases and keep the degenerative ones under control with sensible diet and exercise and whatever chemotherapy you need to stay in balance, you can live nearly forever.

Faith can reclaim deserts as well as move mountains.

It should not be denied... that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led West.