“Under the right circumstances, a tiny spark can grow into an inferno that can overcome an entire city. So can an idea.”

“Can human nature be so entirely transformed inside and out? Can man, created by God, be made wicked by man? Can a soul be so completely changed by its destiny, and turn evil when its fate is evil? Can the heart become distorted, contract incurable deformities and incurable infirmities, under the pressure of disproportionate grief, like the spinal column under a low ceiling? Is there not in every human soul a primitive spark, a divine element, incorruptible in this world and immortal in the next, which can be developed by goodness, kindled, lit up, and made to radiate, and which evil can never entirely extinguish.”

“There is a simple way to package information that, under the right circumstances, can make it irresistible. All you have to do is find it.”

“...light overcomes darkenss. A tiny match can illuminate the darkest room. As long as there is some light somewhere in the universe, [darkness] can be defeated.”

“If you can overcome love, you can overcome fear. If you can overcome fear, you can overcome death.”

“I hear Seven Cities natives grow fruit just so they can eat the larvae in them.”