I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced that they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.

I began to realize that life is a growth stage I'm going through.

I regard this novel as a work without redeeming social value, unless it can be recycled as a cardboard box.

Americans once expected parents to raise their children in accordance with the dominant cultural messages. Today they are expected to raise their children in o…

You are a vain fellow. You want to be a hero. That is why you do such silly things. A hero! ... I don't quite know what that is: but, you see, I imagine that a…

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that mi…

The worthwhile problems are the ones you can really solve or help solve, the ones you can really contribute something to. ... No problem is too small or too tr…