“His (Grant's) face has three expressions: deep thought, extreme determination, and great simplicity and calmness.”
“Let it not be a beautiful face,' I thought, 'but to make up for that, let it be a noble, an expressive, and, above all, an extremely intelligent one.”
“The Answer to the Great Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything... Is... Forty-two,' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.”
“Nature has a great simplicity and therefore a great beauty”
“Dependence, humility, simplicity, cooperation, and a sense of abandon are qualities greatly prized in the spiritual life, but extremely elusive for people who live in comfort.”
“I know the well of my maternal incompetence is deep but I am determined to siphon up a calm and breathing hope for him.”