“I grew to judge every purchase by how many bronze screws I could buy for the boat if I didn't spend on this or made do without that.”

“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

“...but then I think how I grew sick of kissing him. How can you spend your life with a person you're sick of kissing?”

“I don't have that many days left," he said as we sat together in the library. "Why would I want to spend them on matters of drainage and overdue accounts? I must husband my hours and spend every one of them wisely. I regret that I didn't come to this realization until I reached fifty years of age. Calpurnia, you would do well to adopt such an attitude at an earlier age. Spend each of your allotted hours with care.”

“How many performance artists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?I don't know. I left early.”