The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.
The mind is not a mirror of the world, but an instrument for dealing with it.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total power.
In every story, there is a piece of the writer's soul.
The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a page.
Small farms can have a big impact when given the right tools and knowledge.
To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone.
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name.
There's a politics to how materials are used.