We notice as the Bible goes on, the area of scared space shrinks.

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats.

Even the human heart is slightly left of centre.

We are always in the place of beginning; there is no advance in infinity.

The world of literature is a world where there is no reality except that of the human imagination.

This story of loss and regaining of identity is, I think, the framework of all literature.

Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs.

A soul is a vast collection of experiences. The unification of lessons. The accumulation of events designed to help us evolve and grow through love.

Love and hate are not opposites. The opposite of love is indifference.

Remember when you're out there trying to heal the sick, that you must always first forgive them.

It's the ones without scars - those are the people you have to watch out for.

It is true intelligence for a man to take a subject that is mysterious and great in itself and to unfold and simplify it so that a child can understand it.

I'm inspired by good work. Whether it is a great performance by another actor, a piece of art, or someone doing something altruistic.

I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.

It's empowering for women to have some tricks up their sleeve to help them look their best.

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.