Government is cancerous in head and limbs; only its belly is sound$$$ and the laws it excretes are the most strightforward shit in the world.

The statesman's task is to hear God's footsteps marching through history$$$ and to try and catch on to His coattails as He marches past.

Since we do float on an unknown sea$$$ I think we should examine the other floating things that come our way carefully; who knows what may depend on it?

If after I read a poem$$$ the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or so$$$ I'm sure it's a good one and the same goes for paintings.

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.

Love is friendship on fire.

Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion$$$ reason and energy$$$ love and hate$$$ are necessary to human existence.

I found myself answering the same questions asked frequently of me by different people. It would be so much easier if everyone could just read my database.

Love is not an emotion. It is your very existence.

You must not be unkind$$$ especially when it happens that you're right.