And think what worrying does: has anyone ever added a single hour to the length of his life by worrying about it?

Just finished 'Secrecy' - truly enthralling both as a love story and as a tale of suspense - but much more than both.

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, and clever.

There will be days when the stuff is not flowing freely. What you do then is MAKE IT UP!

And among academicians, and among spirits. I found folly everywhere, but there were grains of wisdom in every stream of it. No doubt there was much more wisdom that I failed to recognize. Life is hard, Mr. Scoresby, but we cling to it all the same.

Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all.

It’s like having to make a choice: a blessing or a curse. The one thing you can’t do is choose neither.