"An idea meritocracy is a system that brings together smart people and smart concepts."

"Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good."

"You can make anything by writing."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"I was with book, as a woman is with child"

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."