“You should welcome your ignorance because it enables you to learn. (31)”

“These people you used to see every day, friends or acquaintances, after a while they become as distant as any stranger, people you suddenly recall late at night--you remember something they said or something silly that someone once did. For a few moments they completely occupy your mind; then you forget them again.”

“Actions have consequences. Ignorance about the nature of those actions does not free a person from responsibility for the consequences. (28)”

“They are asleep. This is the condition they prefer. They are afraid of the world and sleep is a way of dealing with their fear. Someday they will wake. Perhaps something frightful will happen. Indeed, there is no better invitation to the frightful than ignorance - that is, sleep. (29)”

“Isn't that why you want to shoot yourself? To make a protest against change?”

“Most women are more into real estate than sex. They want to own you.”

“Adolescence is a dreadful period. We tend to notice those youngsters who misbehave and call attention to themselves, but there are others, equally miserable, who receive no help simply because they are silent. (41)”