It was the literary equivalent of a brown paper bag.

And when his head slumped forward into his book, she giggled, for she knew that he was hers.

It's as if some bored ethereal being is fiddling with the remote control to his imagination, clicking channel after channel without finding anything to capture his interest for very long.

The sum of a man isn't the things he's done, it is the world he leaves behind.

The universe was a vast expanse, far greater than he could ever conceive, and he had seen but a fraction of an inch of it.

Heaven has no room for the self-righteous.

Life is nothing but a few ecstatic dancing atoms.

Although people all over the world pray in different ways, it is to each heart the most precious light.

The most lasting and universal consequence of the French revolution is the metric system

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

You don't have to know everything about the mountain in front of you to take the next step

Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments.

My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.

I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.

Amy Winehouse - her surname's beginning to sound like a description of her liver.