"After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter."

"Do you remember Goethe's wise words about reading Spinoza? — “I always preferred knowing what an author him…"

"From the United States there seemed to be not one but many different kinds of movements developing ... as w…"

"You cannot build a great nation or brotherhood of man by spreading envy or hatred."

"How can the Universe tell its own story save by making use of human speech; how convey its meanings to fini…"

"You have come a long way to talk to me, but I have a surprise for you: I have worked out most of the detail…"

"I went shopping with Danielle yesterday, and we were in a bookstore. And this woman actually said, "Look, R…"