“Politicians need citizens who will permit them to behave reasonably.”

“Those times you caught them out and showed them up -- they learned how stupid they are. But now you'll never hear the little song of their purring throats, and you'll never know what they think, when you say hello.”

“Those who champion democracy, but make a fetish of never accepting anything they don't agree with -- what advantage do they see in democracy?”

“The greatest ownership of all is to glance around and understand.”

“Can injustice one way be corrected without the interim reaction that tries to impose injustice the other way?”

“Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results.”

“If it should happen you wake up and Armageddon has come, lie still.”