The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it