May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.

If you are a success in life, there are places you must go and pay to be humiliated. It is an unwritten law that human beings must be tormented throughout their lives in one way or another. If you are fortunate enough to have risen to a social level where no one does it to you for free, then you must pay for the service.

Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does.

The angel said, "I like black-and-white films more than color because they're more artificial. You have to work harder to overcome your disbelief. It's sort of like prayer.

I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.

Old people are often impatient, but for what?