"It is a enduring truth that stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity."

"It is a radiant truth that love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value."

"I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that's been made from one of my books, I know that it isn't going to be exactly like my novel because a lot of other people have interpreted it. But I also know it has an idea that I'll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year, or a year and a half of my life working on it."

"An idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character."

"We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. As a result, men are valued not for what they are but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness."