Enjoyment is just the sound of being centered.
The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.
Life is always at some turning point.
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.
The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.
Sophistication demands honesty; it does not require ill temper.
Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned for rudeness than to be snickered at for courtesy.
Every moment is made glorious by the light of love.
Americans are in need of very objective information, and sometimes it's easier to absorb the message through entertainment and through a great story than through the news outlets [where] everything is sensationalized. Not only are you getting information that sort of defies stereotypes, but you're also getting a wonderful story with hopefully good performances.
Does character develop over time? In novels, of course it does: otherwise there wouldn't be much of a story. But in life? I sometimes wonder. Our attitudes and opinions change, we develop new habits and eccentricities; but that's something different, more like decoration. Perhaps character resembles intelligence, except that character peaks a little later: between twenty and thirty, say. And after that, we're just stuck with what we've got. We're on our own. If so, that would explain a lot of lives, wouldn't it? And also - if this isn't too grand a word - our tragedy.
I'm pretty good at putting up drywall and I'm an excellent kisser. That's pretty much all of my skills right there.