I would like my personal reading map to resemble a map of the British Empire circa 1900.

You may think that you don't want to read about the problems of being brought up Mennonite, but the great thing about books is that you'll read anything a good writer wants you to read.

Count only on those who believe in your dreams, because our greatness comes in our darkest moments

You need me, Kane. Maybe even more than I need you.

It seemed as if at least a moment some spring had burst forth in his barren soul.

There was no such thing as luck. Luck was a word idiots used to explain the consequences of their own rashness, and selfishness, and stupidity. More often than not bad luck meant bad plans.

Sometimes, you like to let the hair do the talking!

In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.

No president has come near to rivaling Lincoln as a writer.

You can't have a situation in which companies proceed on a permanent basis relying only on cash from the government.

Los Angeles is the only place that I can honestly say I have ever called home.

We only see starlight because all the stars are bleeding.