…secondhand bookstores have pilgrims. The words out of print are a call to arms for those who seek a Holy Grail made of paper and ink.

Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand.

I think I'm probably quite geeky in a lot of ways. I'm pretty into books, kind of obsessive about that.

White Chocolate. Intense, sweet. But not deep. Okay for prom dates or flings, but not to get serious..Milk chocolates are guys you could date for like a few months, and dark chocolates are for love.

Frank [Zappa] was not a big fan of having lyrics, but sometimes he had things to say that lent themselves to lyrics.

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture.

Abundance is a direct reflection of your preparation to live abundantly. People who are ready for abundance keep their heads up, their eyes open and give thanks for everything they get.

When you see data, doubt [them]! When you see measurements, doubt them!

You know, we live in a day when we are more afraid of holiness than we are of sinfulness.

Nonviolence has come among men and it will live. It is the harbinger of the peace of the world.

The fact is that the New Deal was, overall, a dismal failure.