Seeming and knowing made hideous faces at one another across the breadth of her mind.

It did occur to me that the effect of good literature may be as dizzying as that of alcohol.

Why do all your friends talk like books?

It's worse than treachery. He's using force. Is that worse than guile?

I was testing a hypothesis. But it was right, and then I had a unicorn to deal with. You can't just say, 'Thank you so much, go away now' to a unicorn, the way you can with atomic particles.

See, those who wield the primordial forces of creation have a long-running grudge with physics.

So often, fear keeps us from being able to say yes to love—perhaps our greatest challenge as human beings.

Market economy favors the have against the have not

Lack of education, old age, bad health or discrimination - these are causes of poverty, and the way to attack it is to go to the root.

Food culture is like listening to the Beatles - it's international, it's very positive, it's inventive and creative.

If sitcoms were easy to write, there'd be a lot of good ones, and there aren't.

I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.

The Internet is a powerful example of free speech and the free market in action; it is curious that the Net has alarmed the lawmakers of a nation founded on those principles.

Just know that someone out there always has it worst, and you should try to realize that there really is a lot to look forward to

All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.