“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.”

He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.

Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.

If I had a bookstore I would make all the mystery novels hard to find.

“The opposite of love isn’t hate–it’s indifference. And if you hate me, that means you still care.”

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.