The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.

The girls were expected to grow up to be somebody's wife. They were also expected to read and write, those being considered soft indoor jobs that were too fiddly for the boys.

Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time.

Sometimes the crime follows the punishment, which only serves to prove the foresight of the Great God." "That's what my grandmother used to say," said Brutha automatically. "Indeed? I would like to know more about this formidable lady." "She used to give me a thrashing every morning because I would certainly do something to deserve it during the day," said Brutha. "A most complete understanding of the nature of mankind.

You can't inspire people with facts. They need a cause. They need a symbol.

The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its dumbest member divided by the number of mobsters.

Most people who have found that they are more intelligent than most around them, have yet to learn that one of the most intelligent things they can do is prevent said people ever finding this out.