Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want. – Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom, 1941

A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole books, or ideas for learned discussions, in some corner of a chapter so that one should think he can afford to throw them away by the thousand. – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end. – Ursula K. Le Guin

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. – Howard W. Newton