It was the kind of library he had only read about in books.

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key.

All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.

History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.

A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.

Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.

I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?

Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.

To start speaking my language start reading what I read... start reading what I have written. Listen to what I have listened.

I want to be the star in your diary" -Shawn, Fade to White

Truth is like a waterslide-only fun when it's slippery and wet.

My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.

Things change. Nothing ever stays the same, yo. You ain't never gonna stay 25 or 30 or 40. You always gonna change. Every day you change.

All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.

People on the 14th floor, you know what floor you’re really on.

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share the guilt for the dead.

Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

I'm not better than you; I'm just different than you in a way that's better.