I can't - I'll chop off my own foot!" "If you're going to chop off anyone's foot, chop off Benedict's, " Will muttered.

They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness

Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.

She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either--a purely human one.

I thought... that we could at least talk about books.

Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.

You had to know a person well to make them laugh like that.

What lies ahead is far greater than what we have left behind.

The true spirit of delight...is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

Nuclear apocalypse-who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.

Cut, Cap and Balance is worst legislation in history.

I do think about aging. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much.

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.

This album was designed to touch your soul.

The miracle of Jesus is himself, not what he said or did about the future. Forget the future. I'd worship someone who could do that.

In the beginning I just was dreaming about working in fashion at all, no matter what the role would be, and it just seemed so unlikely. I was living in San Diego and it seemed so far away.