To read a novel is to wonder constantly, even at moments when we lose ourselves most deeply in the book: How much of this is fantasy, and how much is real?

Eventually, we come to love certain novels because we have expended so much imaginative labor on them. This is why we hang on to those novels, whose pages are creased and dog-eared.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

My grandfather will adore you.""Because...?""You're not normal.""I see we're back to trading insults.""I meant that as a compliment.

The more one thinks, the more one feels the hopeless immensity of man's ignorance.

The minute I get swelled up about something, something has always brought me back down to earth.

A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

Whoever said that love is blind was dead wrong. Love is the only thing on this earth that lets us see each other with the remotest accuracy.

Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.

You never know when it is your last game or your last tournament.

Basically the most fun part about the first day of anything is buying all the supplies.

If you add the value, you will become the brand. Find a way to add more value than anyone else does