"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

"If you don't like my books, don't read them. There's no law. But don't try to stop other people from reading them."

"The one thing that makes it possible to get through life is to laugh. If you don't laugh, you're dead."

"The power of naming is the power of knowing."

"The greatest danger is not that we aim too high and miss it, but that we aim too low and reach it."