He hadn't realized how much he needed the honor of others until he finally got it

It was as if Graff had read his heart and found the lie that would penetrate most deeply into his soul and told it to him.

What you don't seem to understand is, sometimes you have to tell people the truth and ask them to do the thing you want, instead of trying to trick them into i…

Doesn't it occur to you that the very fact that you're asking me this question tells me there's something else for me to figure out, and therefore greatly incr…

Eventually every man gotta face the problem of tryin' to figger if it's worthwhile to prove that he is himself.

The love of praise, howe'er concealed by art, Reigns more or less, and glows in ev'ry heart.

No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself.