Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality…

Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn.

An author that's in now might be out in ten years. And vice-versa. Who knows when the final sifting is done, in the year 2050, say, who will be read of my gene…