Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Author complains about "the further submergence of irrecoverable history into a perpetually churned present.

Not all speed is movement.

Aid the dawning, tongue and pen; Aid it, hopes of honest men!

I'm ombibulous. I drink every known alcoholic drink and enjoy them all.

A lot of people are using the Church, but not a lot of people are loving the Church.

It's hard bein' real in a world that's a fallacy.

I have nothing against Bosniaks/Islam, but it is the desire to direct political processes that is completely unacceptable.

I haven't aged into a character actor. I'm an old leading man.

I must still look perplexed because Gale delivers the next line very slowly. “Katniss…he’s still trying to keep you alive.” To keep me alive? And then I understand. The Games are still on.

Achievers must not be penalized or parasites rewarded if we aspire to a healthy, productive, and ethical society.