I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be - instead of the tawdry, lousy fouled-up mess it is.

Jill: 'I don't pay attention to politics.' Ben: 'You should. It's barely less important than your own heart beat.' Jill: 'I don't pay attention to that, either.'

The way to find justice is to deal fairly with other people and not worry about how they deal with you.

I do know that the slickest way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth--then shut up.

A human being has no natural rights of any nature.

He never gave up his search for the Door into Summer.

Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.