Quote #706
Immortality. I notice that as soon as writers broach this question they begin to...
Quote #2930
A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.
Quote #6869
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely...
Quote #6960
It is terrifying to see how easily, in certain people, all dignity collapses. Yet...
Quote #12102
Writing only leads to more writing.
Quote #4853
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.
Quote #19672
When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you...
Quote #16857
One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls...
Quote #2971
There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and...
Quote #3955
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.