The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

Do you believe in magic?, " she asked. "I believe in you, " he said. "And you're the closest thing to magic that I've found.

Life's not that simple. Not so easy to move on when the anger you've got is what keeps you going.

A study of the lives of successful people would show that all successful people are disciplined people.

The soul will take that love and put it where it can best be used.

I like to take inspiration from people who do things that I could never do.

Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.

Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere.

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.

I've been in true love many times. I just try to avoid it as much as possible. For if there's one thing I know about true love, it is that sooner or later, it results in a hostage situation.

Love's stronger than fear and death.