Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

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

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Our errors are steps on the way.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.