I have always believed that the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he wanted to.

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile.

Courage is always the surest wisdom.

I have found more inspiration in the cottages of fishermen than in the palaces of the rich.

It is courage the world needs, not infallibility...courage is always the surest wisdom.

The knowledge of this marvelous period has made faith far easier from an intellectual standpoint, and has enabled us to be more patient in waiting to see the truth, not as now

Beware as you get the octopus on board. Suddenly he relaxes his grasp, and shhots out a jet of ink, which smarts considerably.

The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth.

The service we render others is really the rent we pay for our room on Earth.

To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.

Like honey is the sleep of the just.

To give you an idea how slowly we are leaving Afghanistan, Afghans don't refer to us anymore as 'infidel crusaders.' They refer to us as 'Irish relatives.'

Relax," Langdon whispered. "Do your piranha thing.

As for them pretty light-skinned models standin in the cold, ah yeah they with us.

The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin.

I want to do that thing rich people do where they turn money into more money.

I feel like I have a lot of novel ideas, but they often come up while I'm already in the process of working on a book. You have to watch out with the slutty new idea.

If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse.

At this moment, the story in his head was perfect. He also knew from experience that it would degenerate the second he started typing, because such was the nature of writing.