A blind man's world is bounded by the limits of his touch

She had received ideas which disposed her to be courteous and kind to all, and to pity every one, as being less happy than herself.

...you knew I was confused, tormented, but you enticed me - led me on...

I am very slow to warm. I've always been sort of a loner. I didn't play team sports. I am better one-on-one than in big groups.

If poetry and the arts do anything, they can fortify your inner life, your inwardness.

Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.

Blessing is a curse, seduction and thirst, feeds the hunger that burns inside.

At synods, I usually wait about a week before I speak. First I listen. I feel the temperature. I listen to what has been said, what has not been said, and what I think needs to be said at that point.

I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Olympic champion. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here.

Complexity - limits competition.

I usually spend Valentines Day with my friends. But if I did have a girlfriend, I'd bring her flowers and candy.