He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.
...Samuel rode lightly on top of a book and he balanced happily among ideas the way a man rides white rapids in a canoe. But Tom got into a book, crawled and groveled between the covers, tunneled like a mole among the thoughts, and came up with the book all over his face and hands.
I know three things will never be believed - the true, the probable, and the logical
We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension.
There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be.