Never be the brightest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people or find a different room.

To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.

Il n'y a pas de grand talent sans une grande volonté.

The teacher's task is to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.