You are going to die in front of dozens of witnesses, and none of them will do a thing to help you or avenge you. Because they know exactly what you know: The world is ending.

Pain cannot be ignored. However, it can be endured. When necessary, a great deal of pain can be endured. Just ask my mother.

The general air of insecurity and affection made it too easy for him to imagine these once-a-year fabulous creatures as the cubicle dwellers most of them were in everyday life.

Parker Haas, crying Omaha, and his sleepless Rose.

I would never dream of killing an excellent tailor, not even to keep a secret that could endanger my life.

I think of it like a caterpillar--a wrinkly, ugly worm with traces of dull colors on it. But when the worm metamorphoses, it becomes something truly beautiful.” Charli

He was planning to rape me -""Why would he ever -""Because he knew he'd get away with it.

One person's car is another person's scenery.

The British are very stubborn. The Queen, the Commonwealth, and the special relationship with the U.S. is much more important than Europe.

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind.

There's no one without significant creative potential.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Beautiful works do not intoxicate, but they enchant.

Taking away from someone else will never make you any better.

I don't really care how I sound.