Familiarity is the gateway drug to empathy.

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.

Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

Stressful energy arises when you think some future moment is more important than the present moment, and the doing becomes only a means to an end.

In days gone by, a man's word was his bond. Today, fortunately, we have glue.

The only sane policy for the world is that of abolishing war.

When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.

I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog.

He [Percy] pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. Piper wondered how Annabeth ever won an argument with this guy.

The fact I've played well means that on a personal level I have enjoyed the season.

If I have accomplished anything good, then it's mainly because I've been driven by the need to know whether I can accomplish things I'm not sure I have the capacity for.