" 'You don't know who I am?' Not the blue genie I was expecting. That was for sure."
"I suppose you want to know all about us, don't you? All the nasty, horrible details about the vicious things we did..."
"Even betting against myself, I could always find a way to lose."
"I inhaled books like other people breathe oxygen. I didn't just read for knowledge or pleasure, I read to live."
"Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written."
George R.R. Martin
"By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show."
Samuel Johnson
"It is the nature of humankind to idealize, to indulge in excessive praise as well as unjust condemnation."
Peter Ackroyd, Venice: Pure City
" 'You don't know who I am?' Not the blue genie I was expecting. That was for sure."
"Cages come in lots of different colors and shapes. Some are gilded, while others have a slamming door. But golden handcuffs are still handcuffs."
Amy Harmon
"Nerd Love, it is a wonderful thing, while also being an object of mockery and hilarity to those of us who are more sophisticated."
Magnus Bane
"So many books, so little time."
Frank Zappa
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Uncle Ben, Spiderman
"Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting."
Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
"Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time."
Marissa Meyer, Cinder
