A book was mere paper splattered with ink until a reader’s mind gave it life.

Friend. Before Mark, I’d known its definition. Now I knew its meaning.

Good work, like good talk or any other form of worthwhile human relationship, depends upon being able to assume an extended shared world.

Motivation always sparks a fire within us.

I don't like to say I'm happy. The Universe always finds out and corrects its mistake.

My insides contract- bad. "who are you?" I ask right out loud. And he says what I've been afraid of since I killed Lester's father. Haven't you guessed? I'm you. The real you.

I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope self.

Dumbing down takes many forms: art that is good for you, museums that flatter you, universities that increase your self-esteem. Culture, after all, is really about you.

The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary.

We make some changes. But mostly changes make us.

Charlie …" Silena’s eyes were a million miles away. "See Charlie.

Each time history repeats itself, the price goes up.