“The rider evolved to serve to the elephant.”
“Spiritually evolved people, by virtue of their discipline, mastery and love, are people of extraordinary competence, and in their competence they are called on to serve the world, and in their love they answer the call.”
“Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people and depressing elephants”
“A novelist is an elephant, but an elephant who must pretend to forget.”
“It was like there was an elephant in the room. An elephant that expected us to have sex.”
“The novel is a kind of elephant. But I like to make that elephant dance on a quarter.”