Taste and smell can safecrack memory in the shadow of an instant.
The island illusion, that solitude and wisdom invented each other, is a very convincing one.
There is no denying a man who wants to shovel snow.
A saying of the Zulus was that the stuffed body cannot see secret things. The Zulu doctor prepared himself for dialogue with the spirits by fasting, suffering and long quiet walks.
It is so much simpler to bury reality than it is to dispose of dreams.
Inaction is the beginning of that kind of knowledge which has as its final end the realization that no action is necessary.
The way to learn about people is to keep your eyes and ears open and your lips sealed.