To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations -- such is pleasure beyond compare.

When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

Desiderius Erasmus

I would give ten years off the beginning of my life to see, only once, Tyrannosaurus rex come rearing up from the elms of Central Park, a Morgan police horse screaming in its jaws. We can never have enough of nature.

Edward Abbey

And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.

Nicolas Roeg

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

Hedy Lamarr

Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.

Claude M. Bristol

We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things aren't good. Drinking's not good. Some would say milk's not good.

Bob Dole

Luck is not chance, it's toil fortune's expensive smile is earned.

Emily Dickinson

No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.

Kin Hubbard

I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had.

Michael Connelly

It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa.

Stephen Lewis

I stopped thinking about it after trying to figure out what are the lessons learned, and there are so many. After I had basically sorted that out, I figured it's time to really look at the future and not at the past.

Kalpana Chawla

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

JeanAnthelme BrillatSavarin