The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious,and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.

It's always fun to do the impossible.

To some people, I am kind of a Merlin who takes lots of crazy chances, but rarely makes mistakes. I've made some bad ones, but fortunately, the successes have come along fast enough to cover up the mistakes. When you go to bat as many times as I do, and continually improve upon your mistakes, you're bound to get a good average.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.