“A nation becomes what its young people read in their youth. Its ideals are fashioned then, its goals strongly determined.”

“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!”

“Being goal-oriented instead of self-oriented is crucial. I know so many people who want to be writers. But let me tell you, they really don't want to be writers. They want to have been writers. They wish they had a book in print. They don't want to go through the work of getting the damn book out. There is a huge difference.”

“It was his opinion that a man had to wait until he was dead to know the meaning of God, unless he happened to have known the sea in his youth.”

“[Very rich people] with brains make a great effort to hold on to every penny they have while preaching to the general population that freedom and dignity and patriotism are possible only under their protection; in this way they elicit the support of the very people they hold in subjection.”

“An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.”

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.”