In a theist state, religion affects even atheists!

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The best thing about books is that you don’t need passwords to open them and a battery to read them.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Most worldly affairs are money-centric.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

Rain can be a boon or a curse depending upon its timing.

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in the world.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.