“What’s that?”"It’s a book.”"What’s that, then?”"A non-volatile storage medium. It’s very rare, you should have one.”

“It’s good to be with someone when you know you matter. Not assume,” she qualified, “but know. To be with someone, who even when you don’t think you want or need it, will stand up for you. Someone who sends you flowers and buys you magic wands. I’m not going to look around the corner for what’s next.”

“A sniper is like a genius - it’s not enough to be one, you have to be one at something.”

“Pepper spray? I’ve tracked you all over the world and that’s what’s going to stop me—pepper spray.”

“When kids made a decision for themselves they have a vested interest in showing they were right. Lee wanted to prove to me that he had made the right choice so he worked hard and did well. If we'd forced him to go to college somewhere else all the incentives would've been different. Then he would have had a motive to prove that we were wrong.”

“Success is not about your techniques, it’s not solely about the wisdom or the knowledge you have, it’s about your mindset and your actions.”

“Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left.”