“The troubles of modern life come from being divorced from nature.”

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”

“I am afraid a monster is grown that will devour all of us. Yet we must fight him.”

“The first step in making rabbit stew is catching the rabbit.”

“Agitation from the other side of the desk.Nonow you must take this phlegmatically. You had hoped you would qualify. You had feared you would not. Actually, both hope and fear are weaknesses. You kn...”

“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”

“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”