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I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak.

Long ago made it a principle of my life to cultivate a positive frame of mind, to strive to project it and to share it with those I meet. It is a principle that has served me well.

When a child is born, it's born with a heart of gold, but the way of this world can turn that heart cold. I'm still a good person, and I thank God for that - He's working with me on it.

I try not to invent; I try simply to translate the weird language of the natural world. And I'm not into absolute ownership of things.

I never fantasized or invented a thing, not one thing. I knew every single thing I ever wrote about.

I had a great childhood.

The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind.