October 10

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

October 11

One of my secret instructions to myself as a poet is: ‘Whatever you do, don't be boring.

October 12

I have committed the worst sin of all that a man can commit. I have not been happy.

October 13

We are all like the bright moon; we still have our darker side.

October 14

We can never know things as they are in themselves, only as they appear to us.

October 15

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

October 16

No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.

October 17

I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things... It doesn't frighten me.

October 18

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

October 19

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.