“You're a hopeless romantic," said Faber. "It would be funny if it were not serious. It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books. The same things could be in the 'parlor...”

“Are you happy?”

“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”

“I'm afraid of them and they don't like mebecause I'm afraid.”

“I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I'm afraid.”

“I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough, itll make sense.”

“Fiction gives us empathy: It puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gift of seeing through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.”

“I know, i know. You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was younger I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the times I wa...”

“You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by.”

“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”

“We lived longer but at a price. We had to be our own children, having none.”

“We lived longer but at a price. We had to be our own children, having none.”