When you steal from the library, you are preventing anyone else from reading that book, and the very notion makes me want to drop you in the Void.

The mind is the master of the soul, and the soul is the master of your universe. Learn to master your mind.

Geniuses and prophets do not usually excel in professional learning, and their originality, if any, is often due precisely to the fact that they do not.

How terrible would it be to just wait there pathetically alone for him never to show up?" Eudoxia's expression grew more serious. "That's what you're doing anyway, my dear.

There is no need to argue if an experiment can be made.

She can't keep writing about what a tragic little hero I am, it'll get boring.

I know electric knives are excellent for carving turkeys that have had their bones removed and been forced into a mold to shape them. Please note that those turkeys are called hams.

Mental stamina - determination - is a quality of the mind shattered by fatigue.But physical stamina - endurance - is built upon fatigue.

I care more about making sure the story is correct and the characters are behaving in character than I do about the individual jokes.

A family reunion is an effective form of birth control.

I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies.