English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.

Wherever you are, you must shine.

The language of my books has shaped me as a man.

Let this be our rule for goodwill and helpfulness, that whenever we are able to assist others we should behave as stewards who must someday give an account of ourselves.

The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.

Is this administration, the Clinton administration, an administration that needed defending?

Do what you gotta do and stay fly

Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France.

It's not like there are a lot of horror shows on television. There are a few.

I was planning on going to Yale to theater school.

How can I follow my heart when it's waiting around for the rest of me to make the decision?