There are books on our shelves we haven't read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one side in the belief that we will... →
Umberto Eco
Our life is full of empty space.
The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
Religion has nothing to do with God. It's a fundamental attitude of human beings, who ask about the origins of life and what happens after death.... →
It is psychologically very hard to go through life without the justification, and the hope, provided by religion.
My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of... →
I've fallen back on this periodically, although I must say that getting out of the grocery business ranked right up there with getting out of the... →
David Eddings
When they ran out of cadre men they gave me my very own platoon and said, 'Here are 63 men, try to keep as many of them alive as you possibly... →
Chastity is the cement of civilization and progress. Without it there is no stability in society, and without it one cannot attain the Science of... →
Mary Baker Eddy
The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on with one's life as if it were interminable. I always admired Chekhov for... →
Leon Edel