Robert wondered if any of Harvard's revered Egyptologists had ever knocked on the door of a pyramid and expected an answer.

No love is greater than that of a father for His son.

Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.

I love the gray area between right and wrong.

Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Neutrinos have mass? i didn't even know they're Catholic!" Robert to Vittoria

…In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.

The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.

the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirrored on every page

You will never know the moon or stars, unless you breathe in their solar system and inspect it from many diverse vantage points as possible.

Paradox: Pinocchio says “My nose will grow" if it doesn’t he is lying but it didn’t grow and if it does he is telling the truth and it did?

I always start a painting with the sky.

If you asked me, parents were supposed to affect the life of their child in such a way that the child grows up to be responsible, able to participate in life and in community.

If you serve others as fully as you can, what you do will be a source of inner joy.

If there be fuel prepared, it is hard to tell whence the spark shall come that shall set it on fire.

You sense and feel something different than I do, even if we lick the same kitten.

Racism is the most divisive force in our society, so until it is dealt with we cannot hope for much.

I don't know what to think of the money. It's kind of mind-boggling. I come from a middle-class, blue-collar family. We've never really had money.