What he sensed more than anything else was kindness – a kindness of a human and immediate sort. It was surprising how very radical this simple emotion could be.

He feared at certain moments that the only new knowledge he would take away from this country was learning how to swim and use the telephone.

All of them would understand, as he did now, that he had crossed a line in himself, he had left their world behind, the decent world of tea parties and suburban witticisms.

The Indians were inside their bodies, he decided, in a way that the British were not. His own flesh impeded his spirit.

I am happy to see you, Maso

It is always an attractive moment when curiosity takes hold.

A silence followed, while the two men contemplated dying for love.

What I don’t understand about your type is that you want to emulate the other side. You kick up such a commotion about being different, and all you want is to be the same.

Of what earthly use were novels? How did they help anybody?

Machinations are divined. Response is by nature, nurture, experience and if sought peer pressure. You are the owner of free will. Choose.

Life is not a spectacle or a feast it is a predicament.

You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

In the end we love our desire and not what it is that we desire.

Any time I consider a new project, I ask myself, is this pushing the state of gaming toward Nobel Prizes? If it's not, then it's not doing anything important enough to spend my time.

I'm almost 40, so it's an awkward time in my career. You kind of hope it comes through and, if not, I'll be a waiter. Awesome.

There was a long time I had no job security, no options and no education.

Even at your best, someone will have something negative to say. Pursue Greatness anyways!

People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors.