I'm not a stranger, " I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.

He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually had several and simply wanted to see you get soaked.

With a library it is easier to hope for serendipity than to look for a precise answer.

I don't know why wicked places generally look wicked. You'd think they'd look nice, to fool people, but they hardly ever do.

Of course you can trust me, " Jake Hix said. "We read the same books.

Boredom is not black licorice, Snicket, " she said. "There's no reason to share it with me.

Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything.

Your calling multiplies you

Oh? And what's so stinking about it?.

You stand the risk of bankruptcy, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a continual torture.

I think it's a problem when journalists have the title of their article before they do the interview, because it biases the way they conduct it.

I decided to focus on the things I could control and let go of the things that were out of my hands. That lesson has provided me with great relief; it has brought great things into my life.

people are capable of profound metamorphosis, though unfortunately they rarely avail themselves of this genius, force of habit being an even greater enemy of change than cowardice.

Live your dream. Know what you want to do and never take no for an answer.

If there is no God there is no hereafter. When, therefore, one drives God out of the universe he closes the door of hope upon himself.