This place has only three exits, sir: Madness, and Death.

it is very tempting, when you talk about the events of the past, to impose clarity and order upon what had neither one nor the other.

Everything you want in life is a relationship away.

We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.

How terrible, " said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to

You have to be organized, that you have to vote even when it's not exciting.

I didn’t just show up for work, as has sometimes been said. I also showed up to work.

The aphorism is cultivated only by those who have known fear in the midst of words, that fear of collapsing with all the words.

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.

If you gotta kill two birds, might as well get stoned.

Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.