somethings can only be seen in the shadows

It's the student who makes the teacher, not the other way around.

Julian spoke with the clear, unequivocal lucidity of madmen who have escaped the hypocrisy of having to abide by a reality that makes no sense.

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be.

That book taught me that by reading, I could live more intensely. It could give me back the sight I had lost. For that reason alone, a book that didn't matter to anyone changed my life.

One is never wholly conscious of the greed hidden in one's heart until one hears the sweet sound of silver.