“Taking a single letter from the alphaber," he said, "should make life simpler.""I don't see why. Take the F from life and you have lie. It's adding a letter to simple that makes it simpler. Taking a letter from hoarder makes it harder.”
“Without 'tis autumn, the wind beats on the paneWith heavy drops, the leaves high upwards sweep.You take old letters from a crumpled heap,And in one hour have lived your life again.”
“The alphabet is male and female. If you will know the correct order of letters, you make a world, you make creation. This is why they will hide the order. If you will know the combinations, you make all life and death.”
“Tools that make life simpler . . . tend to make life more hectic, and more prone to disruptions.”
“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."(Letter 16, 1657)”
“This episode of my life is brought to you by the letters W, t, and F. I do not understand.”