“Children, if you dare to think
Of the greatness, rareness, muchness,
Fewness of this precious only
Endless world in which you say
You live, you think of things like this”

“Do you think it's moral when 20 percent of the children in this country, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, are living in poverty? Do you think it is acceptable that 40 percent of African American children are living in poverty?”

“It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.”

“A fight is like a fire. You think you have it under control, you think you can stop it whenever you want, but before you know it, it’s living, breathing thing and there’s no controlling it and you were a fool to think you could.”

“You can only live in the world you ken. The rest is just wishful thinking or paranoia.”

“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.”

“You think you can say a few words and end us? There is no end, Eva.”

“Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone.”

“"You need not think of [Black Jade] any more, for she died a few days ago while you were unconscious!"
Pao-yu sat up and cried, "Is it true?"
"Of course it is true," Precious Virtue said. "Do you think I would say such a terrible thing of anyone if it were not? […]"
Pao-yu cried unrestrainedly until he fell back, exhausted and unconscious.”

“The world doesn't hate you as much as you think it does.”