Quotes by : Paul Hoffman

Until two days ago what had driven him was the will to survive: deep, animal, full of rage—but always....

- Why you?- (...) I’m the best.- Modest of you.- I am the best. Modesty has nothing to say about it.....

When he said someone had 'died", Erdős meant that that the person had stopped doing mathematics. When....

...the heart of a child can take forty-nine blows before it’s damaged for ever and what’s done can....

Hypocrites,’ replied Cale, ‘I’ve come across a lot of them recently. I mean by that I understand....

...this refinement and delicacy were what Cale adored; but Cale had been beaten into shape, hammered....

Many are called, few are chosen.

Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul.

The heart of a man is a small thing but it desires great matters. It is not big enough for a dog’s....

...the older I get, the more I believe that if love is to be judged by most of its visible effects, it....