I know not which I prefer the look of—those who attack us or that which defends us!

The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They've become totally addicted to it. They get so much of it back home that they can't survive without it.

By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.

The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.

Don't call yourself discouraged anymoreit's no longer your name.

Life with out challenge have no meaning!

His heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful for being difficult to explain.

Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.

Maybe more climate activists will think about the climate change not as an international problem to be resolved in an air-conditioned meeting hall, but as a guerilla war to be fought in the streets.

I've been in the bargain basement of the movie business.

Oh, the weather outside is weather.

I interview every employeeand I have 3000 employees. It's an obsessive sickness.

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.