Nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting street.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

P26 - Only power that springs from the weakness of the oppressed will be sufficiently strong to free both.

It's nice to have four years between elections. It takes people that long to regain their faith.

If you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.

You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't.

Zaphod Beeblebrox, adventurer, ex-hippie, good-timer (crook? quite possibly), manic self-publicist, terrible bad at personal relationships, often thought to be completely out to lunch.

For David Halberstam journalism was a calling, not a job. You couldn't fire him and he wouldn't quit.

When I'm at school, I usually put my hair up. High pony, side pony, or a bun, I like my hair out of my face.

I have so many liver spots, I ought to come with a side of onions.

You can tell a lot about yourself by how you go about things.

What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.