A book is basically just symbols arranged to form this story, this world. But on the other hand, books, novels, literature in general, is what shows us at our most human.

The more we get away from believing and studying literature, the worst we become, the more we lose our soul.

Death is terrifying and beautiful, a final thing we can all do together.

I think literature is somehow both a fantasy and a reality we should all get back to.

I'm a white guy listening to the Cure and thinking about Pynchon influences.

A visitor is a friend, he brings news, good or bad, which is bread to the hungry minds in lonely places. A real friend who comes to the house is a heavenly messenger, who brings the panis angelorum.

Dream is a screen where uncensored frames get played

Nature exists for man to exploit for his own ends, while the end of man himself is nothing else but to serve God, to be grateful to Him, and to worship Him alone.

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

In vain we build the city if we do not first build the man.

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.

There's always a nice tune [on radio] - helps you get the dishes done . I like to get the news from time to time - not too often. I don't feel deprived.

Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and obeys it.

Art is doing. Art deals directly with life.

Christ has not only spoken to us by his life but has also spoken for us by his death.