There are so many things admirable people do not understand.

The root and the flower have to trust each other. If the root does not trust, the plant won't blossom.

Some people are blinded by their experience. Soldiers know how important war is. Owners of slaves learn every day how inferior subject peoples are.

Wisdom is having things right in your life and knowing why.

Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music.

What you have to do as a writer is . . . write day in and day out no matter what happens.

I'll be Pavlov, you be the dog.