Like a necktie or a bouquet of flowers, an idea was best if one did not fuss with it too much
“Besides, Mrs. Quesnt, did it never occur to you that we are not changing at all-that rather, we are simply becoming more ourselves?”
“when all of life becomes crowded with profound and weighty matters, making time to engage in trivial things becomes an even greater priority.”
“How resilient was the body, to return to its prior form so quickly! Yet the mind was formed of a less pliable substance. The emptiness in her thoughts would not be so easily filled. Instead there w...”
“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”
“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.”
“Each voice carries a portion of value, no matter how unpalatable or distasteful that voice may be: no one person, government, ideology, transnational, or religious institution can own and dominate ...”
