Sixty years ago the idea of everyone having a telephone in their pockets was science fiction. Our whole way of life is science fiction, if you look at it from the past.

A good scientist must accept the challenge that one day everything he believes could be wrong.

When love is not madness it is not love.

Philosophically speaking, shadows of people are friendlier than people themselves because they come together very easily!

Juniper: Are you guys busy? Percy: Well, we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die. Annabeth: We’re not busy.

Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness.

Farewell, farewell to thee, Araby's daughter! Thus warbled a Peri beneath the dark sea.

One of the most significant design principles is to omit the unimportant in order to emphasize the important.

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.

I have a deep affinity for New Orleans - its like a second home to me - they treat me like I'm their own.

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.