There is always a choice." "You mean I could choose certain death?" "A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.

And never resist a perfect moment.

It was also a room full of books and made of books. There was no actual furniture; this is to say, the desk and chairs were shaped out of books. It looked as though many of them were frequently referred to, because they lay open with other books used as bookmarks.

He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.

Oh, well...up until now it had been a good day, in a horrible kind of way.

My idea of a good novel was one you made enough money out of to buy a greenhouse.

-Oh yes? Can you identify yourself? -Certainly. I'd know me anywhere.