A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, and as such it must surely be a necessary commodity.

The phrase "working mother" is redundant.

There is more in the world than is dreamt of in your philosophy, Doctor - or in the Merck Manual.

What are they after?” Kat asked. “Hard to say,” Hale said; again, he eyed the room. “Who is that?” Macey asked. “The reason I wasn’t flirting with you,” Hale told her.

Going before an audience of people who expect you to be funny is tough. Going before an audience that expect you to be boring, and then being a little funny, is much easier. I prefer easier.

The first of all beautiful things is the continual possession of God.

Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States, Paul Ryan.

I discuss humanity and not races.

As sunbeams stream through liberal space And nothing jostle or displace, So waved the pine-tree through my thought And fanned the dreams it never brought.

Think of Zen, of the Void, of Good and Evil and you are bound hand and foot. Think only and entirely and completely of what you are doing at the moment and you are free as a bird.

I have always had this failing - that I cannot explain myself, as I have said, except at the cost of many words.