“When will my country die for me?”

“Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music, you can reach anybody. Between the two, there is you, unstoppable.”

“No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.”

“Feed your head" means read a book.”

“Remember what the Dormouse said, Feed Your Head!”

“I will not die, I'll wait here for you, I feel alive, when you're beside ,I will not die, I'll wait here for you, In my time of dying”

“I love you, he thought, because you are honest with me and because you are willing to speak the truth to me when others might seek to curry favor instead. I love you because you are in this bed with me, not trying to conceive the much-awaited next generation of Windhams, but just holding my hand.”