We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.