“The world isn't purposeful. It isn't ruled by reason. The world wants to play. Fashion queens have always aroused more interest than future generations and their fate.”
“We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize that it isn't, we start looking around for the real world.”
“It isn't hard to find evil in this world. Evil is always more easily imagined than good, somehow.”
“But there's more to this world than meets the eye, isn't there?”
“There isn't an agony in the world more powerful than tenderness”
“I'm more interested in arousing enthusiasm in kids than in teaching the facts. The facts may change, but that enthusiasm for exploring the world will remain with them the rest of their lives.”