The more words I have, the more distinct, precise my perceptions become--and such lucidity is a form of joy.

Sometimes I long to forget… It is painful to be conscious of two worlds.

I know that language will be a crucial instrument, that I can overcome the stigma of my marginality, the weight of presumption against me, only if the reassuringly right sounds come out of my mouth.

In solitude every fear, every longing, becomes exaggerated.

[Audubon's works are] the most splendid monuments which art has erected in honor of ornithology.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.

If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.

Have you seen these Republican presidential candidates? I bet Obama is sorry now that he spent all that money on the new birth certificate.

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

She took a deep breath, "Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?" His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd struck him, "yes," he said finally. -Tana and Gavriel-page 33- chapter 5

Despising anything that was easy to achieve because if no sacrifice was involved, it obviously isn't worth having.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

Wherever you are on Earth, there is more life present than in the rest of the known universe.