If you read to your kids you'll make readers out of them, partly because they'll associate reading with good parent time.

Does it help if we're so strong-willed, stubborn, ambitious, and selfish that we always overcome everything in our way no matter what?" asked Wang-mu. "I think those are the pertinent virtues, yes," said Peter. "Then let's do it. That's us in spades.

Isn’t that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?

When there aren't any smart decisions, I suppose you just have to pick the stupid decision you like best.

One judge is coughing his life out into bloody handkerchiefs and the other is burying his wife, and you think this is how God answers your prayers?

a lot of human behavior was really acting out our responses to dangers long past.

From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From now on you are always about to lose.