In the race of men is much greed and envy; but of truth, little.

What seems to be love beyond any question is usually a simple case of indigestion.

There's this huge number of desperate people.

You have a point," said Fronto, "and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic.

How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain.

I think imagination is at the heart of everything we do. Scientific discoveries couldn't have happened without imagination. Art, music, and literature couldn't exist without imagination. And so anything that strengthens imagination, and reading certainly does that, can help us for the rest of our lives.

Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.