"Every time I write a book, I try to make it as good as I can, and then I hope that people will read it."

"I've often thought that the best thing to do with a human being is to put him in a box and feed him through a slot."

"I believe that the most important thing a person can do is to be a good human being."

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

"The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn?"