You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

If God gives you something you can do, why in God's name wouldn't you do it?

The most important things are the hardest to say

Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not.

Sometimes there is absolutely no difference at all between salvation and damnation.

It was life, often unsatisfying, frequently cruel, usually boring, sometimes beautiful, once in a while exhilarating.

The devil's voice is sweet to hear.

Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

To write is human, to edit is divine.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The brain is a muscle that can move the world.

Each life makes its own immitation of immortality.

It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.

We lie best when we lie to ourselves.

Fear can hold you, prisoner. Hope can set you free.

Love, the simplest, strongest, and most unforgiving of all emotions.

Life's simplest answers are often the easiest to overlook.