“What in the world would we do without our libraries?”

“I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.”

“I don't feel the slightest interest in the next world; I think it's here. And I think anything good that you're going to do, you should do for other people here and not so you can try to have a happy time in the next world.”

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything”

“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

“The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.”

“I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.”