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“A monk's extraordinary patience can be a hindrance to desperate decision-making.”
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“A true university can never rest upon the will of one man. A true university always rests upon the wills of many divergent-minded old men, who refuse to be disturbed, but who growl in their kennels.”
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“Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing.”
Source : "Reflections of a Writer: Long Work, Short Life". The New York Times, March 20, 1988.
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“Probably the label 'Jesus freak' is fine with me. Because I know who I am.”
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“The paradox: there can be no pilgrimage without a destination, but the destination is also not the real point of the endeavor. Not the destination, but the willingness to wander in pursuit characterizes pilgrimage. Willingness: to hear the tales along the way, to make the casual choices of travel, to acquiesce even to boredom. That's pilgrimage -- a mind full of journey.”
Source : Patricia Hampl (1993). “Spillville: A Collaboration”, Milkweed Editions
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“Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither.”
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“My father taught me to not fear anything. Having said that, much of my addiction to alcohol and drugs was tied to fear: fear of flying, fear of talking to women, etc. I conquered those fears years ago.”
Source : "Q&A: 10 Questions With Hockey Legend Derek Sanderson". "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight ", www.cbc.ca. October 27, 2012. 
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“Would you respect me if I didn't have this gun? Cause without it, I don't get it, and that's why I carry one.”
