In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, "Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.

All books are judged by their covers until they are read.

Nothing good was ever learned from eavesdropping, so mind your business and let others mind theirs.

If it were easy to resist, it would not be called chocolate cake.

As Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions.

In the words of Agatha Swanburne, founder of Swanburne Academy, 'Every book is judged by its cover until it is read.'

There is no alarm clock like embarrassment.

They are trying to take you back from me now, and they will—but only for a brief, little while—

[A]s Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions.

The innocent-sounding words “Yes, it’s close enough to walk” can easily lure the unsuspecting tourist into an exhausting day-long climb, requiring supplemental oxygen, crampons, and a pickax.

If there is one thing I have learned, from loving Jessamine and even from the evil tasks you have made me do, it is that all forms of life are worthy of compassion.

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.

This life is like a game, so you better play it right!

Before you point fingers at someone, clean them well. You better remove that log on your lens before you can see the speck on someone's own afar!

I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.

Ah, why should life all labor be?

Pop culture is like our subconscious.

Dying is not a crime.

I have not had the chance to go out there and do myself justice in an Olympic marathon yet. I have not been able to get to an Olympic marathon injury-free yet.

Come on," I said. "I've got some questions for Thoth. And then I'm going to punch him in the beak.

River gonna take me, Sing me sweet and sleepy, Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home, It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home