Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism.

People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.

Isn't that an odd philosophy for a vampire?

My music and lyrics became an extension of this Indian philosophy.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

The questions of philosophy proper are human desires and fears and aspirations - human emotions - taking an intellectual form.

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.

Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.

What is your aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.

The real discovery is the one which enables me to stop doing philosophy when I want to. The one that gives philosophy peace, so that it is no longer tormented by questions which bring itself into question.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.