For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.

The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it.

The treasures of Cathay were never found. In this America, this wilderness Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound, The generations labor to possess And grave by grave we civilize the ground.

All that grave weight of America Cancelled! Like Greece and Rome. The future in ruins!

The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.

In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.

It's complicated, being an American, Having the money and the bad conscience, both at the same time.

I gave no prescriptions, And those who have taken my moods for prophecies Mistake the matter.

The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle but to make them long for it.

Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world.

I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.

When I am in pain, I must know that beauty always has been and always will be. This is as close to eternity as I need to be.

All of us roughly know what memory is. I mean, memory is sort of the storage of the past. It's the storage of our personal experiences. It's a very big deal.

Nothing ever invented can you a bigger life than a book.

Right before 'The Bourne Identity' came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year.

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen," Puck said. "How cool will it be when it kills us?" Sabrina asked. "Considerably less cool," Puck replied.

I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.

The kids would be thrown into the middle, to choose sides.

I shall act as I think my duty requires.