"God's end is to enable me to see that he can walk on the chaos of my life just now."

“My plays are always pushing towards cinema anyway. They're down and dirty, real and more fun.”

“It came as a surprise to find that a professional society and journal (Econometrica) were flourishing, and I entered this area of study with great enthusiasm.”

“Good government has to mean less government.”

“One sign of maturity is knowing when to ask for help.”

Source : Dennis Wholey, Cleveland Amory (1986). “Are you happy?: some answers to the most important question in your life”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.”

“The bottom line is down where it belongs - at the bottom.”

“There is no intellectual or emotional substitute for the authentic, the original, the unique masterpiece.”

“My sister-in-law is a painter, and I'll say, how long did it take you to paint that painting. She'll say, It took me maybe three days, but it took me all my life to get the skills to paint that painting.”

Source : "Off the Page: Anthony Doerr". Online discuss, www.washingtonpost.com. October 14, 2004.