You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.

...love is like health. It is taken lightly when present and cherished when it departs.

An anxious heart is like a string that's out of tune.

I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other.