Why had he assumed time was some sort of infinite resource? Now the hourglass had busted open, and what he’d always assumed was just a bunch of sand turned out to be a million tiny diamonds.

Karass: A group of people linked in a cosmically significant manner, even when superficial linkages are not evident

Fiction described reality better than non-fiction.

It occurred to Anita that hatred and dislike and even indifference were all luxuries, born of the mistaken belief that anything could last forever.

Do you think it is better to fail at something worthwhile, or succeed at something meaningless

Losing your job gives you access to time

This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

It's the only dish I serve my craziness for color in.

I liked to count my blessings in a world where they were so few, and he was one of mine.

I went to the doctor and he said I had acute appendicitis, and I said compared to who?

Arnold Schwarzenegger met with President Bush. It's amazing if you think about it. It was the Terminator and the One-Term-inator.

In a life properly lived, you're a river.

have i gone mad? im afraid so, but let me tell you something, the best people usualy are.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

The air has finally gotten to the place that we can breathe it together.