There are infimal readers, readers who want to read the same book over and over, but will never read the same book twice.

Unless we dream the best dreams of which we are capable, the future will be poorer than it might be.

Not merely one of the finest fantasy novels of recent years, but one of the finest ever. Should not be missed

The world is not bound to get better as a result of new discoveries in science and technology, nor is it bound to get worse, there will simply be new opportunities for making it better or worse.

Writing is a lot like making soup. My subconscious cooks the idea, but I have to sit down at the computer to pour it out.

(Kaylee) Tell me I'm pretty, Wash.(Wash) Were I unwed I would take you in a manly fashion.(kaylee) Because I'm pretty?(Wash) Because you're pretty.

Somehow, we were passing the boundaries of language and finding clarity in shared thought, even if we were just talking about beer!

I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.

The habit of reading is the only one I know in which there is no alloy. It lasts when all other pleasures fade.

How come, when people wear half shirts, it's always the top half?

Sometimes in tragedy we find our life's purpose - the eye sheds a tear to find its focus.

Practical religion consists in doing good: and the only way of serving God is that of endeavoring to make His creation happy. All preaching that has not this for its object is nonsense and hypocrisy.

Disney was a family film studio and I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with some guy, that was the end of Disney.

As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service