Plutarch Quotes
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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I listen to music constantly while writing.
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Anybody that believes that a country can be maintained that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic core to it, I believe, is naive in the extreme.
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I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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Within Internet users, you have a big chunk of people who can convert to online shopping.
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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many of the artists, for example, exhibit around the world, just not in Berlin.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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If I deny the existence of a God - if I deny the idea of a gold paved city with pearly walls and jasper gates somewhere out of knowledge and space and prefer to die and to trust the unfaltering laws of nature - if, in plain words I don't want to go to heaven, whose business is it but my own?
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Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.
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When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of oratory, he answered, 'Action;' and which was the second, he replied, 'Action;' and which was the third, he still answered, 'Action.'
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Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.
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The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
