Explore Book Quotes

We have two ducks. One blue. One black. And when our blue duck goes “Quack-quack” our black duck quickly quack-quack back. The quacks Blue quacks make her quite a quacker but Black is a quicker quacker-backer.

“The moment I understand it there will no longer exist a telegraph for me; it will be nothing more than a sign from M. Duchâtel, or from M. Montalivet, transmitted to the prefect of Bayonne, mystified by two Greek words, têle, graphein. It is the insect with black claws, and the awful word which I wish to retain in my imagination in all its purity and all its importance.”

“She looks like a fairy tonight, sailing around the sky in a little silver gondola with stars for gondoliers.”

“When you first hear that suffering is a Noble Truth, you might wonder what’s so noble about suffering? The Buddha was saying that if we can recognize suffering, and if we embrace it and look deeply into its roots, then we’ll be able to let go of the habits that feed it and at the same time, find a way to happiness. Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be a an excellent teacher.”

“No, that is the great fallacy, the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.”

“Oh, believe me, believe me!”

“There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings. More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost if you can conceive of such a combination.”

Whoever opined “Money can’t buy you happiness” obviously had far too much of the stuff.

“Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.”

“Men of God and men of war have strange affinities.”