After his dinner, the wolfhound liked to prowl the grounds, sniffing the grass to learn what creatures of field and forest had recently visited. The yard was Merlin's newspaper.

In this age, lies were the universal lubricant of the culture. A love of Truth and commitment to it were seldom rewarded and were often punished.

Out of sight above the house, the mirror moon reflected the sun of a day not yet dawned, shining the pale light of tomorrow on the yard and on the paper birches.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Not afraid to die, but not the fear of death

The courage to care about your people, your clients, and your career.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

I eat cold eels and think distant thoughts.

She's so fat, she's my two best friends.

Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself.

Each soul on earth is complete unto itself.

Bohemia has no banner. It survives by discretion.

I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.