You’re free to dream however you wish,” Nollin teased. “But don’t ask the rest of us to share your unrealistic—” “Then don’t ask us to share your weakness!” Jason interrupted.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

Feel body as luxury-- as a bird feels when shooting through the air, and as a child does always -- is health

Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. The spade of trouble digs the reservoir of comfort deeper, and makes more room for consolation.

I will bring our energy companies back. They'll be able to compete. They'll make money. They'll pay off our national debt. They'll pay off our tremendous budget deficits, which are tremendous.

I haven't much opinion of words. They're apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that's what I say.

The brave man, indeed, calls himself lord of the land, through his iron, through his blood.

women used to be elected only when their husbands died and they became widows. The men found this was too hard on them. That's why they've become feminists.

The realm of Suaron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his Quest

It is good to realize that falling apart is not such a bad thing. Indeed, it is as essential to evolutionary and psychological transformation as the cracking of outgrown shells.

You need to look at inequality as a typical condition of modern society.

But think about how evil that is for one man to think that he's actually more valuable than a woman, because as a human being your worth is immeasurable.