As you develop, the people around you also develop. As you progress, the world progresses with you to a certain degree.
...what distinguishes pulp fiction from great literature is how emphatically the work challenges us to interpret it.
There’s been terrible things we seen, en’t there? And more a coming, more’n likely. So I think I’d rather not know what’s in the future. I’ll stick to the present.
One moment several things are possible, the next moment only one happens, and the rest don't exist. Except that other worlds have sprung into being, on which the did happen.
Being a practiced liar doesn't mean you have a powerful imagination. Many good liars have no imagination at all; it's that which gives their lies such wide-eyed conviction.
You don’t have to have had something to want it or need it but when you have something you liked… very much… and it is taken away, and you want it back, it can become a hunger.
You have tasted of death now,” said the old man. “Is it good?” “It is good,” said Mossy. “It is better than life.” “No,” said the old man: “it is only more life.
You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. You have no clue of how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.
Speaking of Sonya...I was thinking of something earlier. Something Wolfe said." "Why, Adrian. Were you paying attention after all?" "Don't start,Sage," he warned.(p 211)
Nothing he said could change what I think of you. I've had my mind made up about you for a long time... and it's all good.
What do you think Dimitri? Is this a good idea, Dimitri? Please give us your blessing so that we can fall down and worship you, Dimitri.
Besides, when not hard at work with this research, I'm actually conducting a side experiment on how cigarettes and gin increase charisma. As you might guess, the results are looking very promising.
His eyes widened. “Are you some kind of mutant human? Like a fire user? And I use mutant as a compliment, you know. I wouldn’t think less of you.
What wonderful things dreams are! They can make you be anything you want and take you anyplace in the world.
All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can't trust your own mind what can you trust?
I guess I just had trouble shaking that feeling that I had to take care of everything because no one else could do it right.
My mind... It's who I am. I think I'd rather suffer any other injury in the world than have my mind tampered with.
What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
People will love him (Theodore Roosevelt) for the enemies he has made.
Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service.
As ever, books remained a medium through which Theodore and Edith connected and interpreted larger world.
