My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I'd come to hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living.
The talent, including the talent for history - and I do think there are people who just have a talent for it, the way you have a talent for public speaking or music or whatever - it shouldn't be allowed to lie dormant. It should be brought alive.
maybe the meaning of life lies in looking for it
My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.
If you let a bully intimidate you, he's going to do it again. You've got to stand up to these strong-arm tactics.
People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.
Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value
Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.
I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story.