“A great work of art is one that continues to repay attention.”

“For it is characteristic of true simplicity that there may radiate from its utmost directness a good many glinting things.”

“[He]said something that made it impossible to continue working for him.[The exact words were]You're fired.”

“He swings the knocker against the door. The entire building booms like a drum. It continues booming after he lets go, banging like a clock striking the hour, rattling like a great tin drum.”

“He has the attention span of a hummingbird.”

“If you're going to perform inception, you need imagination. You need the simplest version of the idea-the one that will grow naturally in the subject's mind. Subtle art.”

“If one is searching for the cause of brutality in mankind, it would do well to remember that civilization is a great and vast machine.”