There are no habits of man more alien to the doctrine of the Communist than those of the collector

[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."

Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.

Libraries are not made, they grow.

There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

It is the Mass that matters.

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.

Great is bookishness and the charm of books.

The man who has a library of his own collection is able to contemplate himself objectively, and is justified in believing in his own existence.

That great dust-heap called 'history'.

Through lightest dark or darkest light, You dont need no bling to join the fight. We're mercs with mouths and so much more, Yippee-ki-yay, we're the Deadpool Corps!

There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.

I know that you know that I'm awesome, and that you know that I know that you're awesome!

I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think I found some kind of clarity - definitely a thicker understanding.

I have no regrets about my life. People ask, "If you had to do it all over again, would you do it differently?" No. That's speculation.

I like what Abba Eban once said during the 1967 war. He said, "When all else fails, men turn to reason."

Doing a thing call the Hillbilly Rock, some say it came from Elvis down in Tennessee.

I often feel like books find us for reasons, and we read them when we need them the most.

There is one story and one story only.

To me, being a woman in 2016 is allowing myself to contain multitudes. Looking at who's given the space to do so and why.