This was like watching murder. Defilement. And it was something worse than either of those things. Even among his family, black trade as they were, books were holy things.

There are three parts to learning: information, knowledge and wisdom, A mere accumulation of information is not knowledge, and a treasure of knowledge is not in itself, wisdom.

Losing one pint of blood's an accident. Losing two is carelessness.

As Jess watched in numb horror, the man tore a page from the book and stuffed it into his mouth.

They've all got stories, Jess thought. I need to know them. Best of all, he could know them. He could learn anything here. It felt like limitless possibilities.

Kisses could lie as well as words.

God has made the provision for every man on earth to be equally endowed.

Be careful mi amor, don't hurt anyone this time.

My greatest fear is having to face God and explain to Him why I wasn't able to fulfill my purpose.

Make use of time let not advantage slip.

His speech is a burning fire.

Programming in Go is like being young again (but more productive!).

Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself.

What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed Hitler, you're actually going to make history worse.

I feel blessed to have been raised a Texan.

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.