Nobody ever thinks of himself as a villain, does he? Even monsters hold high opinions of themselves.

What a more beautiful world this would be if we didn't wait til people were dead before we honored their spirit.

Many countries collapsed totally just because nations of that country were sleeping like a log while the country is collapsing totally!

I'm gonna start off somewhere small like London or England.

By a monstrous act of reductionism, the infinite depth of who you are is confused with a sound produced by the vocal cords." (p. 28)

In heaven, you get right through. In hell, they put you on hold.

Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.

Mysteriously, as elusive as it is, this moment--where the eye is what it sees, where the heart is what it feels--this moment shows us that what is real is sacred

THE PEOPLE WOULD BE JUST AS NOISY IF THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ME HANGED.

Within the next hundred years...nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority... National sovereignty wasn't such a great idea after all.

"The Notebook" is one of my favorite love stories.