From now until the end of time no one else will ever see life with my eyes, and I mean to make the best of my chance.

Lots of times you have to pretend to join a parade in which you're not really interested in order to get where you're going.

Act like you expect to get into the end zone.

There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.

That's what this country needs -- more books!