“It is an inside joke of history that all its most exciting adventures inevitably end their careers as homework. Beheadings, rebellions, thousand-year wars, incest on the royal throne, electricity, art, opera, dogs in outer space.” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“He loved saying “Rome” like that. “Head into Rome,” “swing by Rome.” It was just the nearest place to them. How cool was that! Rome, the city of legends, of conquerors, of history, of myth—this was where he bought batteries!” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“I can’t even handle love, there’s no way I can handle it being taken away. I won’t survive it. Please. Please. Please!” I said… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“Do you think discussion questions can be unfairly leading sometimes? Why? • Who are we supposed to be discussing these questions with? • Do… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“...slow and steady wins the race, till truth and talent claim their place.” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“But I didn't mind. I loved that everything was cataloged and ready to go and that I was technically now living and sleeping in… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“Do you think Johnny Depp should have driven his motorcycle off the mountain highway to his death? Why or why not?” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“John Grisham exhaled, feeling his breath leave his body as he did, like his wife’s yoga instructor had taught him to do that one… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“In the aftermath of an athletic humiliation on an unprecedented scale—a loss to a tortoise in a footrace so staggering that, his tormenters teased,… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“You want to meet someone who likes the same things you do, and who likes you most when you're most being yourself, so that… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“he seemed to be blazing outside the lines of his own body, as if he were drawn in crayon by an excited five-year-old;” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“Do you think why not is ultimately a better question than why? Why or why not?” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“I could imagine being his mom and loving him a lot, if that makes sense.” — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
“Being young was her thing, and she was the best at it. But every year, more and more girls came out of nowhere and… — B.J. Novak Copy Share Image
