“If you are not learning while you’re earning, you are cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.”

“Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.”

“Goals are dreams with a deadline.”

“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”

“You know someone for a while and then one day a hole opens underneath them, and they fall out of your world.”

“I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.”

“You must learn to respect," Papa said.But I do not respect her," I said.Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.”