The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.

“Eddie discovered one of his childhood's great truths. Grownups are the real monsters, he thought.”

There never was any heart truly great and generous, That was not also tender and compassionate.

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.