Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant
We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the last twenty-four hours we are the not the best informed as the events of the last sixty centuries. – Will Durant
Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory. – Will Durant
I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri