The past is a script we are constantly rewriting.

The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They've become totally addicted to it. They get so much of it back home that they can't survive without it.

By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.

The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

The world is made of more than particles. It's made of things you can't hold in your hand, like fear, love, loss, hope, truth.

We are all part of the same rainbow. We are all reflections of each other. As unique and diverse as we are in character and skills, the source of all creation is as multidimensional as we are.

In a stream of life, we find the source of life.

You know you're having a bad week when you call 911, the paramedics come to your house, and one of them notices you've rearranged your furniture.

The United States was a big country where everybody wore funny t-shirts and ate too much.

I expect that essential oils may some day prove a vital weapon in the fight against strains of antibiotic-resi stant bacteria.

There are always going to be Muslim atrocities! Whenever the media starts obsessing with ISIS, I think you're hiding something.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

I am a woman of heart and mind, looking for affection and respect, a little passion.

A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she will find her courage wanting.