All Quotes

Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea. ”

Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling. ”

Music moves me - duh - and that is like having a window opening on a heightened reality, but the effect is fleeting: When the music ends, the magic, the uplifting, vanishes and the window slams shut. Words, on the other hand, by the nature of how they work, emotions evoked by dint of carefully laid out thoughts, have a more lingering effect. ”

You can't quantify human pain the way you can measure out sugar. Death comes one individual at a time. ”

Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction. ”

A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality. ”

To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult. ”

An image of the Earth, its landscapes, directly affects people. The beauty of the Earth creates enormous emotion, and through that emotion, you can transmit knowledge and raise consciousness. ”

For me, an aerial picture is no different than a close-up portrait. It's a question of framing and angle. Helicopters are great for that. But I've also used planes. Of course, I always have a harness. ”

The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it. ”