... the Iroquois take dreams very seriously. They see them as the secret wishes of the soul--the heart's desire, so to speak. Not all dreams, maybe, but the important ones. [p.254]

The pity of it was that this discovery, if such it was, now seemed so stale, so profitless to me. What good was it? What good did thinking ever do?

Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

The portrait of his past was partially erased by God and he is searching for those erased portions.

I don't only write about English literature; I also write about chaos theory and... ants. I can understand ants.

I have legally used the tax laws to my benefit and to the benefit of my company, my investors and my employees. I mean, honestly, I have brilliantly - I have brilliantly used those laws.

Madonna is interesting. She changed music. She definitely did. She gave me an opportunity that no one else would give me, so I am very grateful to her.

I think in my 20s I was just all about having fun.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

[A certain class of explanations in science are] analgesics that dull the ache of incomprehension without removing the cause.

Remember, no matter what life throws at us, we can always bake a cake!