A writer's duty is not just to tell stories, but to unveil the truths hidden beneath the surface of everyday life.

One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.

Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out.

"The unexamined life is not worth living."