“The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconveni...” — Michael Finkel Quote

“The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconvenient - everything seems to exist as a distraction from any sort of deeper thought or contemplation.”

“Frightening things happen in solitude.”

“I always fancied myself an outdoorsman, even though I'm a Jewish guy from the East Coast.”

“Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.”

“The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.”

“If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.”