The Individual Cannot Bargain With The State.

Secondhand Experience Breaks Down A Block From The Car Lot.

All Makers Must Leave Room For The Acts Of The Spirit. But They Have To Work Hard And Carefully, And Wait Patiently, To Deserve Them.

Lying Is The Misuse Of Language. We Know That. We Need To Remember That It Works The Other Way Round Too. Even With The Best Intentions, Language Misused, Language Used Stupidly, Carelessly, Brutally, Language Used Wrongly, Breeds Lies, Half-truths, Confusion. In That Sense You Can Say That Grammar Is Morality. And It Is In That Sense That I Say A Writer's First Duty Is To Use Language Well.

What Is Love Of One's Country; Is It Hate Of One's Uncountry? Then It's Not A Good Thing.

The Bond Between True Lovers Is As Close As We Come To What Endures Forever.