“We are often jealous of our little secrets, though to another ear they generally convey neither profit nor entertainment.”

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

“El sentido común es algo tan raro que su aplicación asombra al mundo, y quienes tienen la habilidad de emplearlo son declarados genios. El genio es, para decir la verdad, un derivado del sentido común.”

“You can't count on anyone else for your happiness, nor blame them for your misery.”

“Yeah – so maybe we should all give up on love and get on witheverything else,’ she sighed. She turned her head towards me andsquinted through the glare of the sun. ‘Why don’t we?”

“Our ancestors believed that they were not born complete. There was someone out there with a part of their heart and soul. When they found that person, then they were one. Having offspring was a gift that came from that union, but it wasn't the focus.”

“... if one hasn't been through, as our people mercifully did not go through, the horrors of an occupation by a foreign power, you have no right to pronounce upon what a country does, which has been through all that.”