“Start small.Start now.Start everything.And dont bother to finish any of it.”

“And be grateful that youre a Scanner. Not everyone can have this much fun with nothing but whats between her ears.”

“Lets end the notion that ideas have no value unless they turn into a business or have some other practical use. Save them all in a beautiful book like Leonardo did. You might want to give them away...”

“Since then Ive come to believe you dont always have to use things you love, and its not always so practical to be so practical. Now that Ive grown up, I realize that all that delicious dilettantism...”

“How can families harm us when they love us? Very easily, unfortunately. Most of us overlook one important fact when we think love is enough: Love and respect aren't the same thing.Love is fusion. A...”

“You can waste a perfectly good life trying to meet the standards of someone who thinks youre not good enoughbecause they cant understand who you are.”

“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”

“I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did, I also earned great reward. I found the way to show my true face freely, without fear. B...”

“Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare.”