“* The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.”

“The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.”

“Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book”

“You have to stop and freeze the moment," he told me I had told her. "You have to make yourself remember by repeating it in your head over and over. You have to write to preserve your sanity.”

“When you're three, you don't draw what you see--you draw upon your imagination. Nobody tells you to stop putting wings on people, unless you have a most unfortunate preschool teacher. You are intoxicated by your own magic.”

“Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on...none of you are safe.”

“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.”