But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

Soundness of understanding is connected with freedom of enquiry; consequently, opinion should, as far as public security will admit, be exempted from restraint.

Superior virtue must be the fruit of superior intelligence.

When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law school. I think even these days if you were to tell your mother you want to be a fashion designer, or an artist or a writer, a lot of Asian parents would be alarmed because they don't think that's a secure career.

When I was a young person I went to the university and I learned a rational language, to think with the left side of the brain. But in the right side of the brain you have intuition and imagination. Words are not the truth; they indicate the way to go, but you need to go alone, in silence. Symbols have a language that kills the words.

I wanted to be her; I wanted to write her. Red Sonja became anchored in my imagination like a mountain.

I love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel... I sort of get very excited and fed by.