Spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; deny it food and it will gobble poison.

For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

James, you ought to discover some day that words have an exact meaning.

In the long run you only hit what you aim at. Therefore, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high.

An artist does not fake reality--he *stylizes* it.

If men want to oppose war, it is *statism* that they must oppose.

A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all three of its major attributes: theme, plot, characterization.

In order to deserve, we must pay our dues and steadily work for perfection. We must relish in struggle, and relinquish pride. We must dispel fear and seek enlightenment. We must shun division and honor love. We must know our hearts and seek to understand others. We must try, live, create, feel, grow and love.

I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better going at it knowing nothing at all, always choosing the unmarked bottle, always choosing your own unproven method, armed with nothing but faith and a belief in astonishment.