“I didn't set out to discover a truth. I was actually sent to the Outer Fringes to conduct a chair census and learn some humility. But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, li...”

“Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can...”

“Chromataciasocietyruled by a colortocracysocial hierarchy based upon one's limited color perception, society is dominated by color. In this world, you are what you can see.”

“Now and again. Good residency is about having the power to ask someone to do something, but not necessarily exercising it.”

“Those that can be troubled to muse upon the meaning of life are general disappointed when they figure it out.”

“The very possibility of death focuses the mind wonderfully.”

“A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet.”

“Gula and Cali lie on their sides, their tiny adder-mouths showing the pink of their palates, their bodies throbbing with lustful and obscene dreams. The sky releases its burden of sun and color. Ey...”

“... there was no need for him to hasten towards the attainment of a happiness already captured and held in a safe place, which would not escape his grasp again.”

“I see your picture and in that picture I didn't see you.”

“A picture can tell a thousand words,but a few words can change its story.”

“Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”