“it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England.”

“If someone asks you what the most popular form of transportation is, before you jump to car, you might want to ask what area and era. If the answer is today in the mountains, the answer might be truck. If the answer is England 1776, the answer might be horse.”

“Thirty million, mostly fools.[When asked the population of England]”

“If an overgrown child draws something on a piece of paper, you can't ask the paper what the drawing is supposed to represent.”

“My wife loves written words ... you know, words that stick to parchment and paper like dead flies, and it seems my father felt the same - but I want to hear words! Remember that when you are looking for the right words: You must ask yourself what they SOUND like! Glowing with passion, dark with sorrow, sweet with love, that's what I want. - Cosimo”

“Asking me to describe my son is like asking me to hold the ocean in a paper cup”