The biggest enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

The best books are those that make you feel less alone.

Avoid hitting the snooze button. That’s just training you to oversleep.