Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

Humor is important for is pacing. If your whole book is just drama drama drama, it's going to wear down the reader.

Only a fool worries over what he can’t control.

Humor is hard, hard, hard. And if you fail with humor, you don't fail halfway. You drop the ball humor-wise and everyone notices.

The desire for knowledge shapes a man.

You,” I said, “are sweet music in a distant room.

Just a little. Just the first faint breath of love... It wasn’t dramatic, like some bolt of lightning with a crack of thunder following. It was more like when flint strikes steel and the spark fades almost too fast for you to see. But still, you know it’s there, down where you can’t see, kindling.