There is justice in the world, Peter Lake, but it cannot be had without mystery.

The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule.

Quite possibly there's nothing as fine as a big freight train starting across country in early summer, Hardesty thought. That's when you learn that the tragedy of plants is that they have roots.

their powerlessness, innocence, and imagination fused to enable them to turn time inside out, travel on the wind, and enter the souls of animals.

Justice came from a fight amid complexities, and required all the virtues in the world merely to be perceived.

The beauty of truth is that it need not be proclaimed or believed. It skips from soul to soul, changing form each time it touches, but it is what it is, I have seen it, and someday you will, too.

Small scenes can be so beautiful that they change a man forever.

Physical features count little unless they are illumined from within.

For the first time in his life, he felt exactly what he was, and he was not impressed.

She felt as if she knew the stars, and had been among them, or would be.

At least until there are new lakes in the clouds that open upon living cities as yet unknown, and perhaps forever, that is a question which you must answer within your own heart.

There are so many different areas to explore. There are so many different types of people. It can crush your dreams or help them come true.

I am a lucky, lucky person.

I keep remembering — I keep remembering. My heart has no pity on me.

I can't believe this, I'm arguing with a woman!

What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.

It is a pity we can't escape from life when we are young.

I always drastically changed my look for each role. It's gotten a little tedious in real life, also, because there's no hiding.

I tried to be diplomatic, but mostly I just lied a lot.

Happy Wednesday! Practice compassion. Lift others. Learn to encourage rather than criticize. You'll feel better when you help others feel better.

If the body dies, it does no harm to the mind, but if the mind dies, one can no longer act as a man even though the body survives.