The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. – William James
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. – William James
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. – Charles de Lint