"I haven't got one or two people that I aspired to be like."

“A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.”

Source : "Truth in Oxiana". Article by Tom Bissell, www.worldhum.com. February 15, 2006.

“Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people's wrongs his own.”

“I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my songs, and who else has sung with me, and the people I have known.”

“If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.”

“Look at me! I'm big! I'm strong! I'm a superior example of froghood and capable of protecting us both!”

Source : E. D. Baker (2010). “The Frog Princess”, p.39, A&C Black

“The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.”

“It is a simple matter to plant trees in straight lines, but informal groupings will test the sensitivities of the most experienced planter and the smaller the groups the more difficult they are to place.”

Source : Graham Stuart Thomas (1979). “Great gardens of Britain”

“Retire? Retire from What? Life? I will only retire when I am dead!”