she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near

Men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby those fruits may be eaten.

Such is the prestige of the Nobel Award and of this place where I stand that I am impelled, not to speak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession and in the great and good men who have practised it through the ages.

My own journey started long before I left, and was over before I returned.

Father and son are natural enemies and each is happier and more secure in keeping it that way.

Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all the time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their head.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.