There is a small area of land in Asia Minor that is called Armenia, but it is not so. It is not Armenia. It is a place. There are only Armenians, and they inhabit the earth, not Armenia, since there is no Armenia. There is no America and there is no England, and no France, and no Italy. There is only the earth.

Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.

Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case.

Lionel whispered because he was under the impression that it was out of respect for books, not consideration for readers.

Of all the things I love to taste, sweetest is the kiss of love.

I became a writer because during several of the most important years of my life, writing seemed to me to be the most unreal, unattractive, and unecessary idea ever imposed upon the human race.

Nothing good ever ends.