"We are what we believe we are."

"The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts."

"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God, do you learn."

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."

"We read to know we're not alone."