"Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always be seen as untimely. This is because a real writer is always shifting and changing and searching. The world has many labels for him, of which the most treacherous is the label of Success."

“We've learned to fly the air like birds, we've learned to swim the seas like fish, and yet we haven't learned to walk the earth as brothers and sisters”

“I find it hard to argue with Reagan's old slogan: Trust, but verify.”

Source : "David Hoffman on 'The Dead Hand' and End of the Cold War". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. September 21, 2009.

“I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words”

“To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.”

Source : "Maxims and Moral Sentences". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld, pp. 153-186, No. 61, 1851.

“Games aren't created by writers rocking up to developers saying 'I have this great game story.' It's about establishing relationships and working hand in hand to create something wonderful.”

“Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.”

“Everyone ought to take every opportunity to blast lawyers.”

“Sickness is the first warning that we have made a wrong judgement. A healthy person is never unhappy.”

Source : "Essential Ohsawa: From Food to Health, Happiness to Freedom - Understanding the Basics of Macrobiotics". Book edited by Carl Ferré and Herman Aihara, p. 77, 1994.