The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.

Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

Here at home, for goodness's sakes, we have to finally pass a law prohibiting people on the terrorist watch list from being able to buy a gun in the United States of America.

This is as 'alone' as I'm likely to get with you - you're not half so fetching as your daughter.

Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily short stories, and primarily for myself.

My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.

I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four?