You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

In the increasingly convincing darkness the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

An idea is salvation by imagination

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

Ah just act the way ah feel.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression

Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect-and I don't live to be-but before you start pointing fingers... make sure your hands are clean!

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.