The Strong Man is Mightiest Alone.

Reading is not an end to itself, but a means to an end.

Be proud of your people when you don't have to be ashamed of any of its social classes.

Short term gain will result in long term pain

I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.

I think that the media spends far too much time [on personalities].

If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?

Fine worries, like fine wines, are at their best only after they have been properly mellowed.

A good example is more irritating than a bad one.

Having been an editor for more than a decade, I thought I had a good idea of how much work was involved in writing a novel. I was wrong! Writing is a lot harder than I ever imagined - but worth it.

Sometimes I suspected Ryan was merely visiting the real world, on vacation from his permanent residence in la-la land.

All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round about and mysterious than others. We are having a good time here. But hope all will be revealed soon.

Our strength is seen in the things we stand for; our weakness is seen in the things we fall for.