"The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it."

“In New York people don't go to the theatre - they go to see hits.”

“The personal was, compared with the tides of great nations, a bothersome detail.”

Source : "Timescape". Book by Gregory Benford, 1980.

“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”

Source : New York Times, January 8, 1981.

“The decision on the right balance between competition and investment can no longer be solely a national issue.”

“I never really paid much attention to music that was going on in the UK. I was always looking towards the States for my inspiration.”

“I always say that everyone has to start by being true to themselves.”

“I let my characters do the talking, simple as that.”

“The higher orders [of angels] are presumed to be closer in their nature to God and to function in roles that serve God more directly than the lower orders, which tend to the administration of the physical universe and the service of humankind. Some orders are associated with particular divine qualities - Seraphim with Love, Cherubim with Wisdom, Thrones with Judgment.”

Source : David Connolly (1993). “In Search of Angels: A Celestial Sourcebook for Beginning Your Journey”, Perigee