“A quiet life," Stheno replied. "You wouldn't think it was a lot to ask.”

“But how do we know it's really you? I mean, I could put a saucepan on my head and call myself the God of Boiled Dumplings; wouldn't mean I was telling the truth.”

“Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.”

“It`s remarkable the truly stupid things people can do because it`s expected of them, or they think it`s expected of them.”

“If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?”

“When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.”

“The quickest way to a man`s heart,' said the instructor, 'is proverbially through his stomach. But if you want to get into his brain, I recommend the eye-socket.”