In his moments of pride he had said all those things, half in fun and half in earnest, and he began to wonder how he could have been so many kinds of a fool for so long without realising it.

Ask him where his shame is." They spoke. "He says this is war. There is no shame in war." "Tell him he's wrong. War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

When the war's over, I'll be kind.

The best way to learn about wine is in the drinking

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

I’m not being weird, you’re being a little rude. Don’t you think as a host, when I say ‘this is what I want to talk about’ that’s what we should address?

Happiness doesn't necessarily lie in material things. You just have to put yourself in a position to be happy. If you can do what you love for a living, that's a good start.

Sometimes when you finish a book, you don't know quite what you've got.

It's the impossible become possible and yet remaining impossible.

Don't worry... it's not loaded...

Readers, after all, are making the world with you. You give them the materials, but it's the readers who build that world in their own minds.