"The rise of computer crime and armed robbery has not eliminated the lure of caged cash."

“Their monument sticks like a fishbone in the city's throat.”

Source : "For the Union Dead" l. 29 (1964)

“Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.”

Source : Helen Nielsen (1959). “The Fifth Caller”

“Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.”

“I'm not able to tell you what the best song is yet, because there's more to come. I feel that in me. I can still feel the burning energy and the desire to create and create and create.”

“Natural science, does not simply describe and explain nature; it is part of the interplay between nature and ourselves”

“For me getting paid for art is a class issue. I don't have the luxury not to care. It's great if your parents buy you a house and you can sell your 400-page book for $2. But for marginalized people it's not as cool to martyr yourself.”

“I've never read anything so badly written that got published. It made 'Twilight' look like 'War and Peace.'”

“There's so much more to tell about Africa than the usual stories about war, famine and disease.”