“Dont do anything stupid.""Dont worry," I whispered over the line, "Im an expert on stupid.""Youre...""Like, I can spot stupidity, because I know it so well. The way an exterminator knows bugs reall...”

“I wasnt a nerd, mind you, but Id spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so Id had limited experience with social interaction. I mixed with ordinary people about the same way that a bucket of paint...”

“My name is David Charleston.I kill people with super powers.”

“If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.”

“As shed left, Id glanced at her gun.This time, when shed pointed it at me, shed flicked the safety on. If that wasnt true love, I dont know what was.”

“I hadnt been a nerd, mind you. Id just been the type of guy who spent a lot of time by himself, focused entirely on a single consuming interest.”

“But youre out of another world old kid You ought to live on top of the Woolworth Building in an apartment made of cutglass and cherry blossoms.”

“[Poem: Slates of Grey]Sullen faces like slates of greyWhat Id seen on a walk today.Bodies rushing bodies boltingTime for life a disregarding.Money to make and to grow oldWhat about the hands to hol...”

“I would describe the distinction between city and landscape like this: cities tend to excite and agitate me; they make me feel big or small, self-confident, proud, curious, excited, tense, annoyed....”

“The garden is a miraculous place, and anything can happen on a beautiful moonlit night.”

“Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and justice is the spirit of God.”

“The greatest war story ever told commemorates a war that established no boundaries, won no territory, and furthered no cause.”

“Tolkien, who created this marvellous vehicle, doesn't go anywhere in it. He just sits where he is. What I mean by that is that he always seems to be looking backwards, to a greater and more golden ...”