"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint."

"If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal."

"The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."

"The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population."

"It is a timeless truth that to love deeply is to give someone the power to heal what words cannot reach — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"When I die, I'm leaving my body to science fiction."

"I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places."

"Never underestimate the power of kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."