I swear by the mighty power of Amon-Ra, whose anger can shatter the world, and by the dread power of Set, that I will never betray my trust as High Priest of Karnak.

You know, many people believe that we archaeologists are just a collection of old fogies digging around in the ruins after old dried up skulls and bones.

The mind is the greatest of all human forces. Control the mind and you control the body.

There are some things in science which should be brought to light. There are others, doctor, which should be left alone.

Aw, it's just like a woman. When the shootin's all over and everything's safe, they pass out.

Your fate is to be what you are. As mine is to be what I am...your master.

You are evil. But even the power of evil cannot stand against the power of faith and goodness.

Well, at least I have the satisfaction of having destroyed a terrible monster, and in doing so rid the world of an awful curse.

Even a poor translator couldn't kill a style that moves with such narrative clarity.

She considered what had made Denmark home to her anyway. Was it the sense of familiarity? That wherever she went there were echoes of a hundred memories she could pluck from her thoughts?

If you think your world isn’t poetic enough, or exciting enough to tell a story about, that’s not because it’s a dull world, that’s because you’re not poet enough to wake its soul up.

People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water.

I don't care what the public wants, I'm going to give it what it needs!

Men shout to avoid listening to one another.

Just because you can't do everything, it doesn't mean you shouldn't do what you can.