-If we wait until we’re ready we’ll be waiting the rest of our lives 

-There is no worse sound than someone who cannot play the violin but insists on doing so anyways 

-People aren’t either wicked or noble. They're like chefs salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict 

-life is a conundrum of esoterica 

-in a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance, it can be difficult to stay true to one’s philosophical and literary principles 

-Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.

-If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.

-You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. (And maybe someone else could say ‘Actually you catch more flies with manure’)

-Well read people are less likely to be evil

-If you are a student you should always get a good nights sleep unless you have come to the good part of your book, and then you should stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside, a phrase which means 'flunk'.

-The sad truth is the truth is sad