I agree that [marriage] should be treated like a business deal. But every business deal has to have its own terms and its own kind of currency.

There is only one source of authentic self-confidence: reason.

It's the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money.

The more you learn, the more you know that you know nothing.

Hank, this is great." "Yes." He said it simply, openly. There was no flattered pleasure in his voice, and no modesty. This, she knew, was a tribute to her, the rarest one person could pay another: the tribute of feeling free to acknowledge one's own greatness, knowing that it is understood.

She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common.

The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave.