We who have been true readers all our life fully realize the enormous of our being which we owe to authors.

If you never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived.

It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.

It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.

In our world," said Eustace, "a star is a huge ball of flaming gas." Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.

The humblest praise most, while cranks & malcontents praise least. Praise almost seems to be inner health made audible

You can't go against the grain of the universe and not expect to get splinters.