Before the development of tourism, travel was conceived to be like study, and its fruits were considered to be the adornment of the mind and the formation of judgement.

If truth is the main casualty in war, ambiguity is another.

Chickenshit can be recognized instantly because it never has anything to do with winning the war.

If you are an author and give one of your books to a member of the upper class, you must never expect him to read it.

I find nothing more depressing than optimism.

If we do not redefine manhood, war is inevitable.

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.

The horror of the Twentieth Century was the size of each new event, and the paucity of its reverberation.

You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.

The great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.

Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.