The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. What costs money are the unquality things -- all the actions that involve not doing jobs right the first time.

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

To live is to be in constant dialogue with the world.