The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, Josh,” Flamel said quietly. “And the line between arrogance and stupidity even finer. Sophie,” he added, without looking at her.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

They ex­pect­ed to lose. And there­fore, they lost. [..] Peo­ple who start think­ing deep dark thoughts in the mid­dle of a war start ex­pect­ing to lose.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

He who retreats lives longer.

Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world

When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.

Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.

There has been no discovery like it in the history of man. It puts into man's hands the key to using the fundamental energy of the universe.

Good teaching is forever being on the cutting edge of a child's competence.

The Logos was divine, not the divine Being himself.

everyone knows how to love because we are all born with that gift.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.

Society, like nature, is one body, really.