Capitalism was a marvel, as long as you were a capitalist.

Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.

Consciousness is the chronic pain of life, and all higher organisms suffer it every waking moment.

In a thousand years, Fred, no one will even know or care we existed.

Be they pharaohs or freeholders, barons or farmers, landowners have been the most capable, most intrepid, and most assertive members of civilized society.

Any lack of joy in the world is the result of disobedience.

If the goddess—and that would be me, by the way—is displeased, you’ll get bats in your hair and mice in your boots.

The race to win turns us all into losers.

Lynet scowled. "I’m just so tired of young knights wearing their father’s armor and dreaming romantic dreams riding up to their death.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

Logic was to cognition as geometry was to landscape

A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet.